The Chinese Communist Party's Attempt to Learn Governance Lessons From North Korea Is Nothing Short of Absurd

The North Korean authorities have squandered resources by organising a large number of people to create a fantastical scene of empty streets welcoming guests. The unfortunate 'masses' are nearly scorched under the blazing sun. (Video screenshot)

[People News] Shortly after the conclusion of the 20th Central Committee's Fifth Plenary Session, a delegation from the Chinese Communist Party travelled to North Korea. According to a report by the Korean Central News Agency on November 3, a delegation from the Central Party School of the Communist Party of China (National Academy of Governance), led by Vice President (Deputy Dean) Xie Chuntao, arrived in Pyongyang the day before (November 2) to commence their visit.

In light of the Chinese Communist Party's claims of having discovered two key methods to break the historical cycle—"let the people supervise" and "self-revolution"—and with the decisions made at the Fifth Plenary Session explicitly outlining how to consolidate and govern the party, the head of the party's primary indoctrination institution, leading a delegation to North Korea, likely aims to learn from and enhance cooperation. This includes studying how Kim Jong-un has transformed North Korea into a regime that venerates the Kim family, how he secures loyalty from the North Korean party, government, and military officials, and examining the brainwashing techniques employed by the North Korean Party School, among other aspects.

Previously, some analysts abroad suggested that Xi Jinping admired North Korea's model of supreme leader worship and the Kim regime's stringent social control during his visits to North Korea in prior years, indicating a desire to emulate it. Is this visit by the Central Party School delegation to North Korea a strategic move by Xi's confidant, Cai Qi, who serves as both the Director of the General Office and the President of the Central Party School?

What could Xi and the Communist Party possibly find worth emulating in North Korea?

Is it to learn how to establish "Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il Thought" as the sole guiding ideology and to make the Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il ideology the highest program of the party for society as a whole?

The focus is on establishing a "unique ideological system" centred around the highest leader, which strictly regulates the entire party to ensure a high degree of consistency in thought, politics, and action with the Party Central Committee through the "Ten Principles for Establishing the Party's Unique Ideological System."

Additionally, there is a focus on the "Party-State" system, which ensures the Party's absolute leadership over state power organs, armed forces, and social organisations at all levels.

Understanding its 'focus on the development of ideological education and revolutionary tradition education to strengthen the ideological purity and unity of the entire party?'
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In essence, the core issue is how to maintain their power.

The communiqué and decisions from the Fifth Plenary Session reveal that the senior leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC) is acutely aware of the crises and dangers threatening their power. Consequently, maintaining their regime has become the top priority. Despite any differences or power struggles between Xi Jinping (Xi Jinping) and various factions within the Party, as well as military leaders, their shared goal remains the preservation of the CPC's regime, safeguarding the "red territory," and protecting their interests. Thus, it is not surprising that the communiqué and decisions address the entire Party and its governance.

Perhaps due to the repeated failures of past efforts to consolidate the Party and combat corruption, the CPC has turned its learning objectives towards North Korea, hoping to gain insights from its experience.

However, one of the key reasons North Korea can sustain the Kim family's dominance is its decades-long self-isolation, which prevents the North Korean populace from understanding the outside world. This isolation has facilitated the brainwashing of the people, resulting in the admiration for Kim Jong-un that Xi aspires to replicate.

The question is, after over 30 years of openness, how much can the Chinese people on the mainland, who have gained some understanding of the outside world, tolerate another complete isolation imposed by the Communist Party? If such a day were to arrive, China's economy would face total collapse, and the basic livelihoods of countless Chinese citizens would be at risk. Faced with unbearable circumstances, how will the Chinese people choose to survive?

(Published first by People News)△