Xi's'Three Measures' Directly Hits the CCP's Crucial Point?

The Chinese Communist Party(CCP)'s new general secretary

Xi Jinping has been noticeable since taking power.

Some say Xi has directly hit the CCP's crucial points with

his opening of the'3 measures', but what do the public say?

Some analysts say Xi is walking down an old road

in new shoes—so will Xi dare to hit the CCP's crucial points?

Let's take a look at some experts' analyses.

Recently, Hong Kong's Ta Kong network issued an article

praising Xi's so-called'new measures'—the“eight new rulers

of working style, reform and anti-corruption”—saying that,

they are praiseworthy as they directly tackle crucial issues.

The article said,“Xi's three measures directly hits on

the CCP's crucial points”.

The first measure consists of eight regulations proposed by Xi

in a political bureau meeting on improving their working style

and on building a close connection with the public.

It's worth noting that Xi's eight measures are very similar to

the CCP political bureau's“advice on further improving

news coverage of the meeting and of the leader's activities"

given in March2003 as reported by Hong Kong's'Ming Pao'.

[Zhang Jian, Chinese Social Study Expert from U.S.]:

“These'eight measures' are like walking down an old road in new shoes,

or like old wine in new bottle—in china,

there is no absence of this style of law and regulations.

First, the constitution should truly be implemented,

and then they can talk about the eight new regulations.”

As general secretary, Xi's first place of investigation

followed the same route as Deng Xiaoping's"southern tour".

Wang Yang was considered a reformist

and accompanied Xi during his investigation.

Politburo Standing Committee member Li Keqiang also

published the speech—"Reform is China's largest dividend".

Did Xi and Li really want to change the old system,

bringing reform to China?

Zhang Jian says the public had expected Xi to perform

a dramatic political reform—getting rid of the CCP.

[Zhang Jian]:“Yet, Xi doesn't want to do drastic reform;

he only wants to utilize economic reform to save the CCP

—the CCP is in dying state.

Xi doesn't want the CCP's demise to be in his hands

so he wants to do everything he can to save the CCP.”

Political commentator Lin Zixu says Xi and Li haven't spoken

of political reform, but reform is the key to the problem.

Lin says, though Wen Jiaobao didn't take any actions, he did

after all, talk about political reform in different situations.

From this point, we can say that the Xi-Li system shows

a historical regression in terms of China improving.”

Xi's third measure is against corruption,

and it looks as though the CCP may be taking real actions.

[Lin Zixu, Political Commentator]:

“However, Xi's anti-corruption only focuses on quantity;

the quality is poor—it looks like a show with a large group of

actors but no star—though it's lively, it's only a farce.

If Xi really wants to be against corruption, he should touch

the big corrupt elements such as Jiang Zemin—now that would be convincing!”

Shortly after Xi took power, Beibei District's

Chongqing City Party Secretary,

Lei Zheng Fu's promiscuous video was exposed and

within60 hours, he was dismissed and placed under investigation.

A superintendent in Guangdong Province also underwent

investigation, after a letter to his mistress was exposed.

Former deputy director of Guangdong Province's Department

of Finance, Wei Jinfeng,

and deputy director of the Land and Resources Department,

Lu Yingming have also been sacked.

However, network writer Wu Jianguo says, the so-called

'reform group' cannot do big things within the CCP's system.

[Wu Jianguo, Network Writer]:

“There's a sharp inner conflict within the CCP—it's between

the political reform and the returning of power to the public

and the elite class—the reformists are being constantly sacked.

Xi Jinping's father Xi Zhongxun was also a reformist, but

in the end he was also in inaction; secluded in Shenzhen City.”

Wu Jianguo says, if Xi really dares to hit the CCP's crucial

points, he would end up fiercely at odds with the elite class.

At such a time, the public would see whether he decides

to keep the CCP or to meet public aspirations and dismiss it.