Long March shows why the Communist Party needs strong leadership: state media

Por Alcott Wei — South China Morning Post – News feed

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People’s Daily article draws parallel between the importance of Mao’s leadership during the 1930s and Xi’s role today

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Alcott Wei in Beijing Published: 6:00pm, 19 Oct 2026 Updated: 6:03pm, 19 Oct 2026

A Monday article published by the Communist Party’s mouthpiece argued that a key lesson from the Long March was the need for the party to have a strong core leadership and for its members to uphold that core’s authority.

“History shows us that only with a core can the party unite as one, and only with authority can its orders be effectively carried out … The most important thing is to establish and resolutely uphold the party’s core,” wrote Xie Chuntao, vice-president of the Central Party School, in the People’s Daily article.

The Central Party School is the country’s top training institution for officials and part of a nationwide system that Xi regards as crucial to maintaining ideological purity. Xi was the school’s head between 2007 and 2012.

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