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By Willy Lam, East-Asia-Intel.com

Xi Jinping, newly anointed general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), has lost no time laying down what will likely be a leitmotif of his 10-year tenure: promoting “constitutional Socialism with Chinese characteristics.”

This so-called “Back to the [Chinese] Constitution” movement will be kicked off after fellow Politburo Standing Committee member Li Keqiang is appointed premier at the National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s parliamentary body, in early March.

Advisers to both Xi and Li have pointed out that promoting “rule by law” is one of the effective ways that the 92-year-old CCP can improve its governance and curb corruption without giving up its near-total monopoly on political power.

Xi, who masterminded a “respect the law” campaign in Zhejiang when he was Party secretary of the coastal province from 2002 to 2007, indicated last month that “ensuring the sanctity of the Constitution is [the only way] to safeguard the people’s fundamental interests.”

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