Published: July 19th, 2024,
Last updated: July 19th, 2024
It was postponed for months, and now the Third Plenum of the Central Committee has ended. The counting has already begun: How often have the words „reform,“ „development“ or national security been mentioned? On Thursday, observers at home and abroad tried to deduce anything about the CCP’s future priorities from the meager communiqué. Does the frequent emphasis on national security indicate more control? The German economy will greatly depend on whether power politics or economic growth is the future focus. Finn Mayer-Kuckuk has analyzed the outcome of the important planning conference and at least recognizes the Chinese leadership’s interest in not letting the economy crash completely. Read his analysis to find out what else he found out.