China s Plenum Test

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The Long March from the Third Plenum

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Our journey did not, in fact, begin at Hercules Inlet, where frozen ocean meets the land of Antarctica.

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BEIJING The Chinese Communist Party has released the final document of the Third Plenum of the 18th Central Committee. In the CCP s history, the third plenum has traditionally been the occasion for the party to announce its major policies for the next 5 10 years.

The next day, 29 March, the 2005 State budget was passed by a Knesset plenum, averting the need for new elections.

And in the process, I became the first person in history to make the entire 650 mile journey, from Hercules Inlet to South Pole, solely on feet, without skis.

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Now if you don't have power, or, God forbid, the power cuts out in the middle of surgery, this machine transitions automatically, without even having to touch it, to drawing in room air from this inlet.

BEIJING Though China s leadership succession was completed earlier this year, the policy agenda for the coming decade has only just been revealed. Following Chinese political tradition, the country s new leadership had to wait for the Third Plenum of the Chinese Communist Party s 18th Central Committee held 3 4 quarters after the First Plenum, where the succession was sealed to unveil its economic policy priorities.

Last month, President Xi Jinping announced a set of sweeping economic reforms at the Central Committee s Third Plenum, setting forth his vision of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

And, following the Third Plenum of the Chinese Communist Party s 18th Central Committee last November, China s leaders declared their commitment to allowing the market to play a greater role in shaping economic outcomes.

This is related to the final document s most significant lacuna political reform. In fact, a Singapore style approach combining a freewheeling market economy and an authoritarian regime has clearly emerged from the plenum.

China is no exception. The focus on resolving China s macroeconomic disconnect, reflected at the Fifth Plenum and a likely precursor of what to expect in the upcoming 13th Five Year Plan, is thus very encouraging.

Its Third Plenum reforms provide a cohesive framework for a pro consumption transformation. Though America currently remains intent on resurrecting a tired growth model, there is good reason to hope that it, too, will eventually rebalance.

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The Third Plenum of the 18th Party Congress gave primacy to the principle of market competition but, as a senior Chinese banker commented in a related context some years back It s quite hard to compete when you re playing against the referee.

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To build the innovative economy envisioned by the third plenum, the CCP s leadership needs to find a new governance model that fosters a vibrant society. Sooner rather than later, the crucially important economic reforms that have just been unveiled will not be enough.

Xi s moves to strengthen his hand have helped to convince observers that he means business with the reform agenda. Since the Third Plenum ended and the scope of Xi s reforms has become clear, many China watchers have hailed him as the most transformative leader since Deng.

My question was set in the context of the new thrust of Chinese reforms announced at last November s Third Plenum of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, which emphasized the decisive role of market forces in shaping the next phase of China s economic development.

The 60 point resolution produced at the most recent Third Plenum covers six areas the economy, the political system, the environment, culture, society, and Party capacity building. This represents a significant departure from the agendas produced at previous Third Plenums, which focused exclusively on economic reform.

China may regard the nineteenth century experience of a windswept island off the northwest coast of Europe as an odd source of inspiration. But if Chinese leaders meeting at their party plenum accomplish half as much as their nineteenth century English predecessors, they will have done very well indeed.

But the third plenum also provided surprises, including the creation of a leading group within the CCP to steer reform. China used to have a reform commission within the executive branch the establishment of the leading group indicates the CCP s commitment, and that of President Xi Jinping, to comprehensive reform.

Indeed, it was at the Third Plenum of the CCP s 11th Central Committee that Deng Xiaoping launched the reforms that opened up the Chinese economy and triggered more than three decades of rapid economic growth. The Third Plenums of the CCP s 14th and 16th Central Committees held in 1993 and 2003, respectively also stand out.

In assessing the outcome of the Third Plenum, what observers should really be looking for is evidence of a bold strategy for political reform. If Xi and his colleagues produce no credible sign of such a commitment, everything else will be eyewash and skepticism about China s fate under their leadership eventually will be vindicated.

Despite bold reform plans outlined at the recent Third Plenum of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party China s prospects remain compromised by deep rooted contradictions. For example, the inherent tension between the social change that development demands and the imperative of political stability required by authoritarian rule makes the current situation unsustainable in the long run.

TOKYO There is something odd and disturbing about the conventional wisdom surrounding the upcoming Third Plenum of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). As the November 9 12 conclave draws near, the international community s attention seems to be focused mainly on technocratic policy changes deemed essential to restructuring China s state dominated economy and reenergizing growth.

BEIJING History will be the ultimate judge, but there is good reason to believe that China s recently completed Third Plenum will come to be regarded as a pivotal moment in the country s development. At long last, China s senior leadership has endorsed a raft of reforms that could impel the economy s shift from reliance on exports to consumption led growth.

It also notes that, while on 24 September 2004 the Plenum of the Supreme Court held that no information obtained from a detained individual in violation of the criminal procedure requirements (including in the absence of a lawyer) may be used as evidence in court, this requirement is not reflected in a law (Covenant, arts. 7 and 14).

Instances of removal include the removal and relocation of the Mushuau Innu from Davis Inlet to Nutak and the High Arctic relocation of Inuit by the Government of Canada, the removal of Inuit in Northern Greenland by the Government of Denmark, the expulsion of Kaiowa Indians from their land by ranchers, with no action being taken by the United States Government despite recognition of Indian ownership of the lands in 1996.

The reforms endorsed by the Third Plenum focus on this wedge between income and consumption, offering specific proposals aimed at altering the behavior of fear driven Chinese families. Especially important is the proposal to channel 30 of the profits of state owned enterprises (SOEs) currently running at close to 400 billion into the country s woefully under funded social safety net.

But, when it comes to economic reform objectives, the resolution is not overwhelmingly innovative. Indeed, most of the goals that it includes like reform of state owned enterprises (SOEs), development of private enterprise, reduction of government intervention, protection of property rights, and creation of a modern market system can be found in the resolution of the Third Plenum of the CCP s 16th Central Committee.

Although the resolution s general message is encouraging, a shopping list of reform objectives is not a strategic analysis of the contradictions that are undermining China s development, let alone an action plan for responding to these contradictions. Indeed, for China s new leadership, the successful completion of the Third Plenum is only the first step in a new long march toward a more stable, prosperous future.

Second, the Third Plenum established a new high level organization the so called Central Leading Group on Reforms. This small group, likely to be headed by Xi, will play the key role in drafting specific guidelines for implementing the Plenum s proposed reforms thus threatening to marginalize the long dominant technocrats of the National Development and Reform Commission, the heir to the old State Planning Commission.

The good news is that the 13th Five Year Plan (covering the 2016 2020 period), which is to be enacted in March 2016, appears likely to address these concerns explicitly. Early indications from the Fifth Plenum of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, held in late October, suggest that the next plan will focus on the missing piece of consumer led rebalancing a strong social safety net.

Xi is certainly not finished yet, having outlined a set of legal reforms at last month s Fourth Plenum of the Communist Party aimed at creating a more level playing field for the public and private sectors. If implemented properly, the reforms will create a more efficient system for the creation and enforcement of contracts, ease the path for market entrants, and strengthen the application of China s competition laws.

In China, November s Third Plenum of the Communist Party Central Committee will show whether China is serious about reforms aimed at shifting from investment led to consumption led growth. Meanwhile, China s slowdown has contributed to the end of the commodity super cycle, which, together with the sharp rise in long term interest rates (owing to the scare of an early Fed exit from QE), has led to economic and financial stresses in many emerging market economies.

Its 12th Five Year Plan, enacted in March 2011, lays out a broad framework for a more balanced growth model that relies increasingly on domestic private consumption. These plans are about to be put into action. An important meeting in November the Third Plenum of the Central Committee of the 18th Chinese Communist Party Congress will provide a major test of the new leadership team s commitment to a detailed agenda of reforms and policies that will be required to achieve this shift.