“The resolution encapsulating Xi Jinping thought, which goes under the
unwieldy title “Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese
Characteristics for a New Era,” was unanimously passed by the 2,287
delegates to the party congress. The resolution opens with an obligatory
endorsement of all Xi’s policies to date, which were summed up in the 14 points
of Xi’s opening speech to the congress. It ends with a pious
exhortation to the party faithful to “think in big-picture terms” while
firmly upholding the “leadership of the Central Committee with Comrade
Xi Jinping at the core.” In between is the heart of the 131-word statement of Xi’s program of governance.