Long March shows why the Communist Party needs strong leadership: state media
People’s Daily article draws parallel between the importance of Mao’s leadership during the 1930s and Xi’s role today
A Monday article published by the Communist Party’s mouthpiece argued that a key lesson from the Long March was the need for the party to have a strong core leadership and for its members to uphold that core’s authority.
The Central Party School is the country’s top training institution for officials and part of a nationwide system that Xi regards as crucial to maintaining ideological purity. Xi was the school’s head between 2007 and 2012.
