Xi Jinping’s “Deadline” Thinking in Government

The paper shows the necessity of using the “deadline” thinking approach in public administration, supported by the facts of the state of the current international situation and the internal factors that are developing in Chinese society. The challenge of this paper is to reveal the essence of Xi Jinping’s “deadline” thinking approach in governmental organization. The aim of the study is to discuss Xi Jinping’s current public policy as an example of a productive manifestation of “deadline” thinking in political decision-making. The article uses theoretical research methods (analysis, synthesis) and presents structured material – the experience of using Xi Jinping’s “deadline” thinking in the state structure. It is demonstrated that in governing China, due to “deadline” thinking, the formation of a strategy for building socialism with Chinese specificity on the basis of overcoming complex domestic and international situations is actively taking place. The relevance of using this type of thinking is justi-fied by Xi Jinping as a struggle against negative manifestations in Chinese society, which are obstacles in building socialism with Chinese specificity – corruption, weak scientific and technological potential, factors threatening public security. Such a bottomline (deadline) concept, according to Xi Jinping, will strengthen the Party’s performance and enhance its legitimacy. As part of his activities, Xi Jinping also makes proposals, spe-cific and targeted – the fight against bureaucracy and formalism, setting the level of official morality, tightening party discipline, and preventing criminal violations within parties. One of Xi Jinping’s strengths is not only dis-cussion, but also concrete proposals for reform of the economic system, reform of the ecological system, re-form of the political system, and reform of the social and cultural system.