Succession of power in the People's Republic of China

Changing of the Guard in China

As Americans prepared for the 2012 presidential election, China anticipated its own leadership transition. Today 2,280 Chinese Communist Party delegates arrive in Beijing for the Party’s 18th Congress, during which time  President Hu Jiantao is expected to cede his position to his presumed  successor, Xi Jinping. While the party set much of the Congress agenda before the […]

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