Another reason was that Nông Đức Mạnh supported Nguyễn Phú Trọng possible future candidature for the general secretaryship.

[2] The drafting of the platform was a collective effort guided by high-standing party bureaucrats and officials from think tanks.

When the draft version was presented to the 14th plenum of the 10th Central Committee, critics saw it as a step backward because since the 6th Congress, diversified ownership of the means of production had been recognized.

The 14th plenum eventually decided to include another clause which acknowledged the diversified ownership of the means of production.

At the 11th National Congress, the issue was put to a vote, and 65.04 percent supported the motion of removing the clause which did not recognize the diversified ownership of the means of production.