communists go to heaven, capitalists dont

in china's 19th gen. consensus, xi also mentioned the "confluence" of the "two centenary goals": a moderately prosperous society by 2020 (2021 being the 100th anniversary of the CPC), and "a great, modern, socialist country" by 2050 (2049 being the 100th anniversary of the PRC)

xi's thought is the biggest highlight of the 19th national congress of the CPC and a historic contribution to the Party's development. the elevation of xi's thought to the party's guiding principle is of great political, theoretical and practical significance

xi jinping thought is the core of the CPC central committee and of the whole party, and he thereby at the top level provides the "centralism" of the party's cardinal principle of democratic centralism

the "thought" is the totality of xi's fundamental principles. there are 4 broad categories as well as other 14 categories. the term "thought" has special meaning because before this it had been associated only with mao

"socialism" is a set of political ideas with a complex history, unified by public or common ownership of the means of production and concern for the masses

"chinese characteristics" is the phrase, originating with deng, that adapts marxism to china's special conditions－the sinicization of marxism in modern china

"new era" is a new idea in the constitutional amendment, and it is designed to transform the essence of socialism with chinese characteristics into the vision, concepts and strategies that compose xi's thought. it is best to see this "new era" as a conceptual lens to view china

thus, xi jinping joins only mao and deng in having his name affixed to a political philosophy in the party constitution, a very significant development. it then follows that the "new era" into which china is entering is the third era of the CPC and, by extension, the PRC