CCP leader Xi Jinping has ordered officials to build a “safer” China, issuing his first major domestic directive after returning from a state visit to the United States.
The directive was delivered to a Sept. 28 meeting in Beijing on the “Peaceful China Initiative,” known in Chinese as Ping’an Zhongguo. Xi called for the initiative to be advanced “to a higher level” and reiterated the Communist Party’s “holistic approach to national security.” He also described China as “one of the safest countries in the world.”
The order comes about a year before the Chinese Communist Party’s 21st National Congress, when a major leadership reshuffle is expected. Analysts interviewed by The Epoch Times argue that Xi’s repeated emphasis on security reflects deep concerns not only about social stability but also about the security of the Communist Party’s rule and his own political position.
The Political Logic Behind the “Peaceful China” Campaign
The “Peaceful China Initiative” was launched after Xi came to power and is designed to mobilize state resources to reduce security risks.
Under the CCP’s official concept of “holistic national security,” political security occupies a central position. The Party’s own formulations link political security closely to safeguarding its governing system and political authority.
Yuan Hongbing, an Australia-based Chinese legal scholar, told The Epoch Times that under Xi’s highly centralized system, what the CCP calls “political security” has increasingly become intertwined with the security of Xi’s own political authority.
Yuan argued that Xi’s constant emphasis on security reflects what he described as a serious crisis facing Xi’s rule.
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