In its section on the general requirements for 2025, China’s Government Work Report says that the year’s work must be done “under the firm leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core” and “guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.”
The same formula appears far from Beijing. Xiamen University’s plan for the 14th Five-Year Plan period opens its introduction: “Xiamen University will be guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era…”