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FM PEKING

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

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OF 020728Z NOVEMBER 1987

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AND TO PRIORITY WASHINGTON,MOSCOW, TOKYO, HONG KONG,UKDEL NATO INFO SAVING SHANGHAI

MY TELNOS 1831 AND 1832 AND YOUR TELNO 960: CHINA:PARTY CONGRESS

SUMMARY

1. THE THIRTEENTH PARTY CONGRESS CLOSED ON 1 NOVEMBER. DENG XIAOPING AND 8 OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PRESENT POLITBURO WERE NOT RE-ELECTED TO THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE. NONETHELESS, DENG HIMSELF WILL STILL PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE'' IN PARTY AND GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS AS '' A CHIEF ARCHITECT'' OF MAJOR POLICIES. REVISIONS TO THE PARTY CONSTITUTION HAVE PUT INTO EFFECT SOME OF THE IDEAS OUTLINED IN ZHAO ZIYANG'S WORK REPORT, AND FURTHER STRENGTHENED THE BASIS FOR A FUTURE COLLECTIVE LEADERSHIP.

2. FURTHER DETAILS AND OVERALL ASSESSMENT OF CONGRESS TO FOLLOW WHEN

ELECTIONS ARE COMPLETE.

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3. THE 13TH CONGRESS OF THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY CLOSED ON 1 NOVEMBER. AT ITS FINAL SESSION, THE CONGRESS ADOPTED FOUR RESOLUTIONS APPROVING THE REPORT GIVEN BY ACTING GENERAL SECRETARY ZHAO ZIYANG (MY TELNO 1813) A REVISION OF SOME ARTICLES OF THE PARTY CONSTITUTION, THE WORK REPORT OF THE OUT-GOING CENTRAL ADVISORY COMMISSION, AND THE WORK REPORT OF THE OUT-GOING DISCIPLINE INSPECTION COMMISSION. THE CONGRESS ALSO ELECTED A NEW CENTRAL COMMITTEE AND NEW CENTRAL ADVISORY AND DISCIPLINE INSPECTION

COMMISSIONS.

4. 9 FULL MEMBERS OF THE POLITBURO, HEADED BY DENG XIAOPING, WERE NOT RE-ELECTED TO THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE. THE OTHER 8 WERE LI XIANNIAN (PRESIDENT OF THE CPR), CHEN YUN (CHAIRMAN OF THE DISCIPLINE INSPECTION COMMISSION), PENG ZHEN (CHAIRMAN OF THE NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS STANDING COMMITTEE), XI ZHONGXUN, FANG YI, YANG DEZHI (CHIEF OF THE GENERAL STAFF), YU QIULI CHEAD OF THE PLA GENERAL POLITICAL DEPARTMENT) AND HU QIAOMU. SINCE THE LACK OF CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIES THEM FROM THE POLITBURO, THIS AMOUNTS TO A FAIRLY CLEAN SWEEP OF THE MORE

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