Editorial: As Xi’s Speech Urges, China Must Stay the Course on Reform

Reform never sleeps. When President and Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping delivered his work report at the opening of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China on Wednesday, he spent some time speaking about systemic reform. The other parts of his address were also connected to the big issue of reform, to varying degrees. We can think of reform as one of the main threads running through his speech, which will lead to China’s future actions in reform and opening-up, and which can be considered a rallying cry for renewed efforts toward reform.