October 28-29, 2017 chinadaily.com.cn/opinion Robert Lawrence Kuhn witnessed history sitting in the Great dence; protecting and improving people’s ‘Gaz: hensiveness of the cate- Xi said, an example of his plainspoken can- _ global financial crisis in early 2009, he Hall of the People during the 19th livelihoods; harmonious coexistence of man. gories were clear, dor. “It will take more than drum-beating argued it was imperative to restructure National Congress ofthe Communist —_ and nature (ecological civilization); national — amplified bythe commit- and gong-clanging to get there.” Guangdong’s economy, so that it can move Party of China. I listened raptly to security; the Party’s absolute leadership a ment to deepen reform. The speculations of China watchers, and up the ladder of industrialization and pro- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC over the military; “one country, two sys- Here, by category, are the focus of the international media, have mote more knowledge-based, high-tech, low- Central Committee, when he delivered his tems” and promoting reunification with Tai- ~ what stood out. been on the new Standing Committee ofthe _ polluting businesses. new-era-defining report. I heard the wan; international community of a shared 24 The Party and the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Commit- ‘Wang Huning, secretariat, is director of amendment to the Party Constitution that —_ future for all humanity; and comprehensive fight against corrup- tee. Because everything in China reports to the Policy Research Office of the CPC Central enshrined “Xi Jinping Thought on Social- and strict Party governance. tion. Confidence in astanding committee member, composition | Committee. Wang is well known for provid- ism with Chinese Characteristics fora New The term “thought” in Chinese has special Robert socialism and the and balance determine the vision, strategies _ing intellectual vision and sophistication in Era” I watched members of the new Stand- _ meaning because befo