
Snapshots #8 – President Turned Emperor: China’s Constitutional Reform 從習大大到習帝
《新華社》在上月底公布《中共中央關於修改憲法部分內容的建議》,當中涉及多個具爭議性的重要修憲建議,而最觸目的無疑是取消國家主席的任期限制。中國現行的《八二憲法》是在文化大革命後,經過「全黨深入反思」所制定的。是此修憲不單不符民主精神,更與《八二憲法》的精神有所違背,反而推使中國進一步走向「黨管一切」,甚至習近平個人的集權。修憲建議將於昨天開幕的全國人大中審議,普遍預料將獲得通過。修憲一旦通過不單是中國政治改革的一大倒退,對中國長遠發展也帶來巨大的危機。是此 Snapshot 將列出修憲的四個主要建議和其對中國政局的影響。
Xinhua News Agency announced ‘Central Committee of the Communist Party of China suggestions of changes to the Constitution’ at the end of last month. Many of the suggestions proved controversial; the one about removing the presidential term limit particularly attracted international attention. The 1982 Constitution China has now is established after the Cultural Revolution, a product of the collective reflection of the Party. The amendments to the Constitution proposed recently are not solely undemocratic, because it is a big step towards consolidating Xi Jinping’s personalistic rule; but they also betray the spirit of the 1982 Constitution. The proposed amendments to the Constitution will be discussed in the National People’s Congress which was inaugurated yesterday (5th March 2018), and it is widely predicted that the amendments will pass without much difficulty. The amendments to the Constitution constitute not only a big step backwards for China’s political reforms, but also a threat to China’s long-term development. This Snapshot will outline...