Xi Jinping Thought

Xi Jinping Thought is the Chinese Communist Party’s official political doctrine, developed under Xi Jinping and centered on socialism with Chinese characteristics in a new era.

Socialism with Chinese Characteristics: The Chinese Communist Party’s framework for adapting socialism to China’s conditions and political system. Xi Jinping Thought presents itself as a new-era development of this framework.
Centralized Party Leadership: A governing arrangement in which the Communist Party directs state institutions and major policy decisions. Xi Jinping Thought calls for strengthening unified party direction across government and society.
Mao Zedong Thought: The Chinese Communist Party’s official doctrine associated with Mao Zedong and the party’s revolutionary history. It established the precedent for naming an official party doctrine after a leader.
Belt and Road Initiative: China’s international infrastructure and economic cooperation program, launched under Xi Jinping in 2013. The initiative advances the doctrine’s account of development and China’s international role.
Liberal Democracy: A political system combining competitive elections with civil liberties, political pluralism, and limits on government power. Its pluralist account of political legitimacy contrasts with the party’s insistence on one-party leadership.
Chinese Communist Party: The ruling political party of the People’s Republic of China. The party defines, promotes, and institutionalizes the doctrine.
Party Constitution of the Chinese Communist Party: The Chinese Communist Party’s governing document, setting out its principles, organization, and official doctrine. The party constitution formally enshrines Xi Jinping Thought as a guiding doctrine.
Deng Xiaoping Theory: The Chinese Communist Party’s official theory associated with Deng Xiaoping and China’s post-1978 reforms. It supplied the reform-era framework that Xi’s doctrine presents itself as extending.
Made in China 2025: A Chinese industrial policy plan launched in 2015 to upgrade manufacturing and develop advanced industries. Its modernization goals align with the doctrine’s emphasis on innovation and national strength.
Democratic Socialism: A political tradition seeking socialist economic transformation through democratic institutions and political pluralism. It offers a socialist alternative to the Communist Party’s centralized political model.

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Wang HuningBroader topic: Wang’s position in the party leadership is closely connected to the development and promotion of this doctrine.