Congress 13: The Party collects the opinions of the people, but does it really want to absorb?

On October 20, 2020, the Communist Party of Vietnam announced documents that are drafts of the 13th congress of this party scheduled to meet early next year to ‘consult the people’.

Four drafts are for comments according to the online newspaper VnExpress, including drafts of documents published for public opinion, among them “Political report at the XIII Party Congress”, “Summary report on the implementation of the strategy.” socio-economic development for 10 years 2011-2020, building a 10-year socio-economic development strategy for 2021-2030 “.

“Report on the evaluation of the results of the implementation of the socioeconomic development for the 5 years 2016-2020 and the directions and tasks for the socioeconomic development for the 5 years 2021-2025”, “Summary of the construction work Party and implementation of the Party Charter for the XII Congress “.

On Tuesday, an observer from Hanoi, Mr Nguyen Khac Mai, researcher, director of the Minh Triet Viet Research Center, former director of the Communist Party Central Committee, told the BBC about the move. this.

“The current announcement is in accordance with the promise of the Politburo and the Secretary General previously said that it is necessary to announce and consult, but we believe that the first is slow, the second is formality, when the XIII Congress is near, there are only a few months left .

“And thirdly, we are skeptical about the ruling party’s ability to absorb people’s opinions and leadership, because it takes new intelligence, new morals, new emotions, and a new perspective. It can absorb people’s opinions.

“As for the current personality and the situation in the leadership of the party, we do not believe that they can be aware of the problem, so this movement in my opinion, in addition to being slow, seems and is just a false democracy only and that does not interest really to the people, without any real innovation in the nature, content and form of the ruling party. “

Faced with the question of what is interesting, such as the novelty of the content of the documents, especially the paths related to leadership, the development of the country and also the issue of personnel, start Nguyen Khac Mai’s research says:

“As can be seen from the most recent documents so far, I see that the content is essentially nothing new, basically the same, from the point of view of the world situation, nothing new, yet In general, the path is like being in front of an unpredictable immutability, changing the complicated situation, but specifically the nature of that unpredictability, what is the complexity that makes politics, strategy, dare not say out of hand.

“The second is about achievements, much is said, but the errors are superficial, they do not dare to be pointed out, they do not dare to enter reality, but only to speak in general, in general, and what is concrete, necessary. In fact, the essence is the weakness and the cause of the weak party leadership and the weakness of the current party is not clear.

“Writers add only a few things to try to appear innovative, but many places like puns, insignificant, definitive, large and significant innovations are missing and possibly possible. To say that only speaks of disappointment if one carefully examines those strategic aspects, policies, great roads and the possibility of innovation and reform “.

Since planning and policy reform are related to ruling party personnel and personnel issues, Mr. Nguyen Khac Mai commented:

“In fact, they still follow a very old conception, giving something more or less the same standard as patriotism, vision, loyalty, etc., but in this era the manifestation of all that. What it is is unclear.

“If patriotism dares to go with the nation or not, or if it puts the interests of the party first, will the city put the city together with the people before the interests of the party or even some party-party relationship? exterior or not?

“To have a vision would be to dare to leave the mentality of dependence on a certain power, so that from thought to action comes out completely, out of that circle of influence to accompany people and individuals. to make the country more independent?

“Having a vision would dare to support the strategy of approaching the modern world with progressive and civilized tendencies, but frankly, learning and really applying the experiences of the blocks. , more developed, better civilized countries like the West.

And more specifically, do you dare to democratize the country and today’s society? All the previous topics mark the criteria for selecting people, and when you don’t answer these questions, dare people. Whether or not that domain for modern, civilized and progressive humanity, it is difficult to find solutions and answers along the way and it is also the basis for finding people. “

After the questions posed in terms of the aforementioned line, the researcher, former Director of the Research Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party, commented on the staff of the ruling party before the XIII Congress.

“Now I don’t see anyone and some faces mentioned recently, including Mr. Nguyen Van So, the new secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, and Mr. Vuong Dinh Hue, the party secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Committee. Hanoi Party elected in Saigon and Hanoi at recent conferences.

By the way, I also want to make my observations about the leader of this party, I think that the Secretary General, in fact, compared the expectations and expectations of the people, including the officials, of the party. If looking into nature is still unsatisfactory and many jobs can still be considered “half”.

“I said the anti-corruption story made a lot of noise, but in fact it was half-hearted, people chased after some people to make a sound, but in fact it should not be moving because the numbers are so little handled. and inadequate, definitive, fair and proportionate treatment.

“But the problem is more transcendent than the noise, in our opinion that you and your colleagues were building during this period a ruling party inclined to be authoritarian, totalitarian, autocratic, arbitrary, overwhelms the work of the government, the party is above the law, the party dominates not only the government but also overwhelms all the systems of the state, parliament, government, etc … This leaves an improper corollary and very difficult to repair later.

“The third is that the issues that people consider to be the last to be raised under the leadership of the Secretary General during this period, especially in the judicial sphere, have shown a very weak path and attitude. This is evident in the recent trials under the Mr. Trong’s mandate, including the retrial of death row prisoner Ho Duy Hai, as well as the recent trial of Dong Tam.

“And Dong Tam’s verdict, as many people and intellectuals admitted, is a ruling of the regime, if you do that, it is no longer a criminal or civil trial, and look at the international response of concern to see more clearly.”

When asked if he had anything to say to the party, as well as to the government and people of Vietnam, prior to the XIII Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Nguyen Khac Mai said:

“I think the fortunes have come, but the problem is not that the ruling Communist Party can solve the pressing problems posed to Vietnam as I have emphasized, but the first is that If you have a” Chinese prize “,” escape China ” it means that you can get out of the influence of China Secondly, do you dare to have equitable relations with the advanced countries of the West, Europe and America?

“And if I want to do that, I want to emphasize once again, democratization to improve the internal strength of the Vietnamese people.

“Big problems like that have to be solved, not just by replacing insignificant staff, fixing some fundamental mismatches in the plan, project, line or the so-called ‘Political Report’, then from there, choose a new person to choose from. that they have that strategic vision and vision so that within the next three decades, the situation can be reversed and changed.

“Otherwise, as in recent and current congresses, the Communist Party of Vietnam still reaches a dead end and takes a step on the spot, that is, there is superficial movement, but there is no real movement or transformation. to import.

And that is what for the party is something that you should not be proud of, nor should you applaud your own chest, self-evaluate something, but rather you should review, but for people, I think a lot of people look at it and find it sad.

“But now, based on what to innovate the country, the people, the people, I think is based on the awakening of the people, of the young, of the intellectuals.

“So now, in the heart of the Vietnamese people, is there any momentum that motivates the rapid growth of new people, new personalities in the nation, and even among the four million Party members, are there some people? Do you get out of the way and disguise the old habits, change your personality, to go with the people, to go with the times? These are the great problems that must be raised “, former director of the Central Committee of Public Affairs. The VCP told the BBC on Tuesday.

Returning to the CPV draft opinion on the document of the XIII Congress, on October 20, the website of the XIII Congress of the Party in an article announcing these drafts, more elaborated on the fly:

“The People’s consultation on the draft documents presented to the XIII Party Congress aims to gather and promote the intelligence and mastery of the People to contribute to the Party in planning policies and guidelines. , an important decision of the country to 2025, a vision to 2030 and 2045, contributing to improve the quality of the draft documents presented to the XIII National Congress of the Party; consolidating and promoting information from the People towards the Party, doing the will of the Party with the heart of the people.

“Through the publication, discussion and consultation of the People in the Draft of the documents presented to the XIII Congress, contribute to a high unification of conscience, action and determination throughout the Party and the people. and the entire army successfully implemented the Resolution of the XIII National Party Congress “.

Still according to this website, according to the guidance of the Communist Party Central Propaganda Department of September 10, 2020, the organization of discussions and consultations with the people on the draft documents presented to the XIII Congress of the Communist Party. The rights are held from October 20 to November 10, 2020.