Central Conference 13: ‘The Party takes care of the staff, the people just hope to change the way’

The XIII Central Conference of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, 12th period, will be held in Hanoi from October 5 and is scheduled to close on October 10, 2020.

At this conference, the Central Communist Party of Vietnam debated, commented and reviewed the socio-economic situation in 2020, the socio-economic development plan for 2021 of Vietnam, as well as continued to improve the Drafts of documents presented to the XIII Congress of the party They are scheduled to meet early next year.

Secretary-General Nguyen Phu Trong, in his opening speech to the conference, widely broadcast by the Vietnamese media, urged delegates to focus on researching and making in-depth comments on socio-economic and public development. staff, preparing for the XIII Party Congress.

In particular, the work of Central Committee XIII staff, identified at the Conference is important content in addition to a number of other issues, however, the comments of Vietnamese political observers on the occasion This questioned the BBC on what it is ” strong staff, but weak tracks. “

Three observers from Hanoi and Saigon share with BBC News Vietnamese their initial description of the questions that citizens and circles can expect from the 13th Conference of the ruling party.

Dr. Mai Thanh Son (Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, Hanoi) pointed out 4 contents that Conference 13, Session XII of the CPV Central Committee will discuss:

“According to Vietnamese practice, the document of each party congress is a ‘guide’ for the next five-year socio-economic development plan. Therefore, this is always popular content. It matters more.”

“And the question that I am very anxious to know: in the next five years, what will be the” strategic advances “?

And from Saigon, Associate Professor Mac Van Trang wants to see if the Party has upheld and changed internal and external policies.

“But about the personnel, like this Conference and maybe after this Conference it can be discussed and continue to discuss if it is not finished.”

“Many old revolutionaries worry, and people, as I heard, say ‘the same goes for all siblings, the same goes for all grandparents.’

Associate Professor Mac Van Trang said that people expect real and significant changes in terms of policies, policies and guidelines, from democratization to taxes, stimulus and support for national companies, etc.

“Currently, it is found that there are still many people, people in difficulty, especially in weak and disadvantaged areas, they are still very miserable. Therefore, specific improvements are expected, including in terms of medical education, too. “

From Hanoi, researcher Le Van Sinh (former professor of History, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, National University of Hanoi) wants to know if the Party can debate and produce a draft. economic – political “wise”.

“Will Vietnam become a nation with economic development and political stability? People believe in the party and the government. That is the best way to step out of China and firmly protect national sovereignty.” “Determined Mr. Sinh.

“However, this depends on whether the Party leadership realizes that it is necessary, inevitably, to implement democracy within the party and move towards the democratization of the country’s politics.”

When asked what was most interested in the speech by CPV Secretary General Nguyen Phu Trong during the opening session of this Central Conference, observers told the BBC.

Mac Van Trang said “nothing new”.

“There are still struggles in internal and external politics, and especially in human resources. It seems like they are more concerned with human resources, but in fact, it is still just concern anyway. in the game, people don’t care much ”.

“They worry about how to balance factions, between regions, between ages, and between vertical, horizontal, central and local branches of power, and then they discourage each other from running, running to the right, faction.”

“It seems that internally they are very concerned about the staff because if they do not comply, they haggle well, they can collapse, instability, reveal many things, but to people, I see that they do not care. that staff. “

Le Van Sinh pays attention to two issues:

“First of all, in 5 business days, will the XII Central Committee elect a new leadership team (more than 200 people) that is truly the quintessential not only of the party, but of the Vietnamese people? show and eliminate opportunists, execute correct execution, execute structure? “

“And second, will Congress 13 deliver progressive political drafts that are free of dogmatic, old, outdated, and out of tune?”

To the question of whether the above questions and concerns can be answered with satisfactory results or not in this Conference or wait until the next conference, or until the opening of the Congress, the ideas for comments.

Mr. Mai Thanh Son does not pay much attention to whether this Conference can resolve the 4 issues raised by the Secretary General.

However, as far as I know, the subcommittees have had plenty of time to prepare documents and staff to present to the congress. The time from now until the opening day of the XIII Congress is not long, the unification. In the Central Committee of the party at this time is necessary. “

“If the XIII Conference, XII Session does not achieve the results that the Secretary General directed and expected, I am afraid that the public will have doubts about the solidarity in the Executive Committee.”

Mr. Mac Van Trang believes that there should be two more meetings before Congress.

Especially with the communist parties, in terms of personnel, they are very scared, because essentially they have no freedom, democracy, not freedom of choice, freedom of choice, but to fix, fix, stork, negotiate internally, so that Congress just ‘acts’ again “.

Mr. Le Van Sinh feared that the aforementioned issues, as expected or concerned, could not be resolved at this point in the 13th Conference.

“Simply because there has not been a symptom that reflects the renewal in the political lines and the ruling mentality of those who hold the power of the Party, similar to the eve of the economic reform in the VI Congress. . “

In the months leading up to the Congress, just before and between the final XII meetings, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Nguyen Phu Trong, has produced a series of articles in which he presents his views as the most important leader of the party . Excuse me.

In his articles, the Secretary General has expressed some ‘concerns’ according to state media, when he specifically emphasized the objectives and responsibilities of the leadership of the Communist Party, Central Party and the XIII Congress such as “we have to build a Central Committee, a Politburo and a Strong and truly united secretariat. “

When asked if this statement or message has a meaning, hidden language and if it can be done as ‘the concerns’ of the leader of the PCV, as well as how and how it can be achieved, officials told the BBC closely.

Mr. Mai Thanh Son said the Secretary General was “very sincere and direct in implying that the Politburo and the XII Central Committee are not really strong and united.”

“Opportunity components always have them. Also, the status of sectarian / group interests, localism, psychological developments in the negative direction of some individuals when they sit in the chair of power. strength “.

“All of these factors can create great challenges in the work of party cadres. Instead of just” burning the furnace, “it means dealing with cadres when” crime is complete “like years. In the past, the Communist Party of Vietnam needs to strengthen monitoring / supervision, expanding democracy among the people (not just within the party), having flexible, responsive and timely feedback and accountability mechanisms. “

Finally, current and political commentators from Hanoi and Saigon share with BBC News their Vietnamese projections on the results of the XIII Conference.

Mr. Mai Thanh Son was not expecting much of the most fundamental.

“The conference may close an innovative policy in thought or thought and a more reasonable socio-economic development model in the near future.”

Mr. Mac Van Trang thinks that this conference has yet to be determined.

“This conference is still just discussion and consideration and in the process of discussion, there is still a lot of public opinion to hear, as well as many trends, so it is unlikely to be clear.”

“I emphasize that the communist party makes the Congress, many times they aim to be sure, when it is given, it is considered that the plan is already framed, only by voting formally, it cannot be changed, or very little has changed.”

Mr. Le Van Sinh believes that the 13th Central Conference has also achieved the results that TBT Nguyen Phu Trong wants.

“But I do not expect a positive change in the preparation of innovative political documents that will be presented to the XIII Congress of the Communist Party, including strong intellectual leadership, united to conclude.” a passage from Vietnamese history “.