18th party congress
Beidaihe
Bo Xilai
carrefour
CCP
CCP 5th generation
Chongqing
Disney
economic reform
food safety
Fujian
Guangdong
Guangxi
gu kailai
hebei
high-level corruption
Hu Chunhua
Hu Jintao
Inner Mongolia
Jiang Zemin
jilin
leadership
leadership transition
Li Keqiang
Li Yuanchao
Politburo
Politburo Standing Committee
political reform
Wang Yang
Xi Jinping
As NPC Convenes, Factions Jockey to Solidify Power
With the 12th annual National People’s Congress opening in Beijing, the Chinese government is set to conclude the second stage of its once-a-decade leadership transition when Xi Jinping takes over as president and Li Keqiang takes over as Premier. As the Wall Street Journal reports, the meetings offer the new Xi administration a chance to outline concrete plans for anticipated reforms: The PaMarch 3, 2013 10:51 PM




