Xi’s steamrolling agenda for first time encounters turbulence at major party meeting

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By Willy Lam, EastAsiaIntel.com

The much-awaited Fourth Plenary Session of the Central Committee closed in Beijing on Oct. 23 with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership vowing to “improve the socialist system of laws with Chinese characteristics.”

President Xi Jinping at the Fourth Plenary Session of the Central Committee in Beijing earlier this week.
President Xi Jinping at the Fourth Plenary Session of the Central Committee in Beijing earlier this week.

However, what caught the attention of political observers in Beijing is that General Secretary and President Xi Jinping has met with several setbacks in bolstering his hold on power.

Firstly, investigations into the corruption case of former Politburo Standing Committee (PBSC) Zhou Yongkang have encountered obstacles mainly from party elders who are opposed to Xi breaking the long-standing taboo that PBSC members are exempt from criminal prosecution. …

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