Fifth Generation Leaders Sort of Meet the Press – China Confidential

XiJinping.jpg From China Confidential:

Two so-called Fifth Generation Communist Party leaders–men born in the 1950s who are widely considered future leaders of China–have made a rare appearance before the media. Not surprisingly, however, they avoided questions on their political prospects….

Shanghai Communist Party chief Xi Jinping and his counterpart in northeastern Liaoning province, Li Keqiang , spoke to reporters Tuesday after overseeing meetings of their delegations at the 17th Communist Party Congress in Beijing. Both men were careful to refer to Chinese President Hu Jintao and his key themes at the Party Congress, including Hu’s call for “scientific development” that balances economic growth with protecting the environment. [Full Text]

[Image: Xi jinping from China Confidential.]

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