Farsighted, sober-minded
While Xi has praised the Party's advances, he also is fully aware of obstacles and challenges. The president often tells officials to remain sober-minded and to understand unsolved difficulties.
Speaking at the July 26 Party meeting, Xi asked officials to keep in mind that "China is still in the primary stage of socialism and there still are many challenges and difficulties in the way ahead", adding that they should always maintain a sense of crisis.
Yan Shuhan, a researcher of socialist systems at the CPC Central Committee Party School, said as the Party continues to fulfill its goals, problems and unexpected difficulties may continue to emerge.
"Therefore, Xi's reminding officials to be aware of challenges and difficulties is necessary and important," he said. "Officials mustn't become complacent about existing accomplishments and need to go on studying new things and new problems."
Professor Tao Wenzhao, a researcher on socialism with Chinese characteristics at Renmin University of China, said one of the reasons the Party has been so successful is that it has always been aware of its circumstances.
"Officials must always take disadvantages and the likelihood of unexpected situations into consideration. ... This is crucial to whether the Party can meet its goals," Tao said.
