Media attention on the 19th CCP Congress has focused on the changes Xi Jinping announced. But also important are the things he said haven’t changed.

Only two previous Chinese leaders, Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping, have had their personally branded ideology enshrined in the CPC’s charter. Though there is a paradox: though the CPC’s internal power dynamics haven’t change much in the last few decades, Chinese society has moved far beyond the Maoist or even the Dengist era. Few Chinese, including members of the party, genuinely believe in any official doctrine. Economically, the private sector accounts for more than 60% of China’s output, and the CPC has become practically irrelevant in the daily lives of ordinary Chinese.

President Xi Jinping said Monday that China is a contributor to economic globalization and its opening up is a win-win outcome for China and the world.Xi's comm

China is increasingly insisting that its oil imports be denominated in Chinese yuan instead of U.S. dollars. If successful, this could make the yuan into the globe’s second or third most important currency overnight. Given that China’s imports will soon dwarf those of the United States, it is perhaps just a matter of time until the more than a half century reign of the petrodollar comes to an end.

In this “He Talks” interview, Mr. He Yafei discusses the just concluded the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. “That’s the beginning of a new era – The New Era under President Xi Jinping,” he said.

Jinping has started his second term by announcing a new era in Chinese politics, and evidently part of the new era is to leave open the question of his successor in 2022. No one on the new PBSC is young enough to meet the age requirement for successor, though there are several possibilities in the full Politburo. Does this mean that Xi plans to break precedent and take a third term himself?

What characterizes the "New Era under Xi"? What does "Xi Thought" means for China and the world?

What is the overarching trend of Xi Jinping’s appointments? Put simply, the technocrats are back and have taken over key positions in China’s economic development strategy. But this time they no longer come from traditional industries such as the petroleum or mechanical engineering, but from high-tech industries or the so-called strategic new industries.

The 19th CCP Congress sets the stage for a strong, modern, and assertive China.

The country's ruling party on Wednesday revealed its new leadership helmed by President Xi Jinping.