"The great banner of socialism has always been flying high over the Chinese land," Xi told the party faithful. "No one is in a position to dictate to the Chinese people what should or should not be done," Xi said. "We must resolutely reform what should and can be changed, we must resolutely not reform what shouldn't and can't be changed. "While Xi promised more reforms, he did not offer any specifics. "Reform and opening up let the Communist Party maintain its dictatorship and let it keep its rule from collapsing after the Cold War and survive," Beijing-based political analyst Wu Qiang told AFP.

Source: Economic Times December 18, 2018 04:45 UTC