Tomorrow the 18th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) opens in Beijing. According to state media, more than 2 thousand representatives will review the results of the last five years and will launch prospects for another five. SomeXinhua commentators even dare to make forecasts right up to 2021, when the CCP will mark 100 years, in which China is expected to reach a “greater prosperity”, and until 2049, when the Republic of China turns 100 years old, when “a modern, rich, democratic, civilized and harmonious socialist society” will finally be achieved. Even with all these rosy promises, the people of Beijing and other cities in China look with indifference at the event of the Congress, having no say in the matter. Read more here.
