The meanings of the historical resolutions in China
In this episode of the “Asian Debates” Dominik Mierzejewski and Joanna Nawrotkiewicz discuss the commonalities and differences within the three historical resolutions in China. 2021 marks the centennial anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party. In November, the Central Committee issued so-called historical resolution, which was only the third in its history. The document was named “Resolution of the Central Committee of the CCP on Major Achievements and Historical Experience of the Party's Centennial Struggle”. Writing and rewriting history has always been a challenging process. Through drafting the document, the central leadership can check how fast it can proceed with centralization or decentralization of power and check what kind of history might be included in the resolution in order not to damage the existing consensus within the party. Moreover, the resolutions are aimed at convincing party officials, as well as the wider population regarding the future direction for development. Interestingly, the last resolution does not criticize the previous paramount figures. Xi, Mao and Deng are considered glorious because they led the country to achieve “the tremendous transformation from standing up and growing prosperous to becoming strong”. Casimir Pulaski Foundation is the official partner of the project. Radio Łódź took care of media patronage. The funds for implementing this project come from the Ministry of Education and Science based on contract no. SONP/SP/514138/2021 of November 18, 2021; project name "Asian Debates of the University of Lodz"; Funds (PLN): 45,665.40.