Two Establishes and Two Safeguards

Two Establishes (Chinese: 两个确立) and Two Safeguards (Chinese: 两个维护) are two political slogans promoted by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to reinforce CCP general secretary Xi Jinping's rule.[1][2] According to the CCP historical resolution, the Two Establishes are:[1]

1. "To establish the status of Comrade Xi Jinping as the core of the Party’s Central Committee and of the whole Party"
2. "To establish the guiding role of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for the New Era"

This article is part of a series about Xi Jinping
Xi Jinping Administration 2012 election as General Secretary 2017 reelection as General Secretary 2022 reelection as General Secretary New Zhijiang Army Policies and theories Belt and Road Initiative Chinese Dream Common prosperity Confidence Doctrine Four Comprehensives "Comprehensive Deepening Reforms" Chinese-style modernization Foreign policy Eight Musts Eight-point Regulation Targeted Poverty Alleviation Two Establishes and Two Safeguards Xi Jinping Thought Diplomacy Personality cult Party media takes the party's last name Three Stricts and Three Honests Two Centenaries Wolf warrior diplomacy Key events Anti-corruption campaign 709 crackdown Uyghur genocide Xinjiang internment camps China–US trade war 2019–20 Hong Kong protests COVID-19 pandemic Response CCP centenary Historical resolution 2020–2021 reform spree Diplomatic activities Xi–Chu meeting Xi–Ma Meeting Xi–Kim meetings 2015 Pakistan visit 2015 United States visit 2015 United Kingdom visit 2019 Italy and France visit CPC and World Political Parties Summit 2022 Hong Kong visit 2023 Russia visit Speech series Governance of China
v t e

According to the Sixth Plenum of the 19th Central Committee of the CCP, the Two Safeguards are:[1]

1. "Safeguard the 'core' status of General Secretary Xi Jinping within the CCP"
2. "To safeguard the centralized authority of the Party"

During the 20th National Congress of the CCP, the Two Safeguards was added to the CCP Constitution.[3][4]