8 CHINADAILY.COM.CN/OPINION MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2014 CHINA DAILY {XL CO editorial ¢ opinion | Tow wna MNwrat = rLUE IG A ete Ji a ii } Bb Ga | a @) eT) CAC fe SSS SS 602 S ae ROBERT LAWRENCE KUHN |__CHINADAILY __| ° ° oe teak EDITORIAL ecodimn S € VIsion . A foundation of law ; - Lede , President Xi’s new book reveals his thinking about the country’s THE FOURTH PLENARY SESSION OF THE 18TH . ; . Central Committee of the Communist Party of China opens on d h fe h h h Monday and will last for four days: The designated theme: —- governance and Maps outa pat or achieving the Chinese Dream governing: through the rule of law — indicates how important he Governance of China, Presi- behavior. Categorizing the content, about athirdis fairness and justice”: Happiness: The Chinese this meeting will be for the future of both the Party and the dent Xi Jinping’s new book, is politics and people; another third on international Dream, Xi says, is to “bring happiness to the Chi- country. 7 P . . unprecedented. Can analyzing relations; about 15 percent each on reform and nese people” to “ensure the people greater happi- That this is the first time in 17 years the Party has designated the book elucidate Xi’s thinking development, and society and culture; and about 8 ness” — but, he cautions, “happiness does not fall such a theme for a plenary session speaks volumes about the and illuminate China’s future? percent on national security and defense. Perva- _ from the sky, nor do dreams come true automati- importance the new leadership attaches to it. It is high on the Consider seven frameworks or sive throughout is reform. cally” (In Xi’s book, “values” occurs about 120 agenda. perspectives: publishing purpos- Chain of Developmental Causation. The times, “morality” 24, “prosperity” 67, “fairness” 44. Yet, the more the concept of rule of law has been discussed, es, overarching themes, content analysis, chainof | Chinese Dream is founded on political stability, and “happiness” 16.) the mo