Constitutional amendment good for China’s enduring peace, stability

BEIJING, March 12 (Xinhua) — The constitutional amendment adopted by
China’s national legislature Sunday, including a revision regarding the
President’s term of office, is good for China’s enduring peace and
stability, an official said.

Shen Chunyao, chairman of the Commission for Legislative Affairs of the
National People’s Congress Standing Committee, said the revision is good
for upholding the authority and centralized, unified leadership of the
Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at
the core.”It is a key measure to improve the state leadership system,” Shen
told reporters at a press conference held right after the amendment was
adopted.
He said the experience of the past 20 plus years showed that the “three in
one” leadership system was a successful, effective and pivotal one for
China. The “three” refers to general secretary of the CPC Central
Committee, the chairman of the Central Military Commission and the state
president – the top positions of the ruling party, the armed forces and the
state.Shen said there has been a growing and across-the-board call for the
provision of the president’s term in the Constitution to be compatible with
that of the other two top positions.”The ‘three in one’ leadership is not
only necessary, but proves to be the most suitable system for a big party
and country like ours,” he said.”It is a successful experience we draw from
the Party’s long-term governance,” he said, adding that this revision is
“very important” and its meanings need to be learnt well and correctly.

Shen said the revision has a wide and solid political, legal and social
base. Lawmakers applauded twice when it was introduced at the NPC annual
session on March 5 for deliberation.In response to a reporter’s question,
he said the hypothesis of a repetition of political turmoil linked to
leadership reshuffle is unfounded because the CPC has managed to solve a
number of key challenges in its over 90 years’ history, including how to
ensure the orderly transition of the party and state leaders at all
levels.The path of socialist political advancement with Chinese
characteristics the CPC has explored will lead China to an even brighter
future, Shen said.