The Policy Programme and Human Rights Position of the Xi Jinping Administration

• Main Author: Joseph Yu-shek Cheng
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: National Sun Yat-sen University 2018-07-01
• Series: Contemporary Chinese Political Economy and Strategic Relations: An International Journal
• Subjects: Xi Jinping administration; policy programme; human rights; civil society
• Online Access: http://rpb115.nsysu.edu.tw/var/file/131/1131/img/2374/274087487.pdf

In the Nineteenth Party Congress in October 2017, Xi Jinping managed to consolidate power, generating speculation that he may even seek a third term in 2022 against the established political convention. To a considerable extent, the Party regime has been able to maintain legitimacy through economic growth, a basic social security net covering the entire population and effective governance. Above all else, Xi Jinping’s impressive combat of corruption has been a significant hallmark of his administration. This article attempts to examine the policy programme of the Xi Jinping administration and understand its basic position on human rights in China’s present environment where civil society is still developing under increasingly difficult conditions and as yet to be in no position to confront the Party regime.