From Reuters:
Chinese President Hu Jintao will seek to shake off the lingering influence of his predecessor, Jiang Zemin, and anoint an heir when the Communist Party gathers next week for its most important political meeting in five years.
As more than 2,200 delegates descend on Beijing for the Congress — the 17th since the Party was founded in 1921 — the dominant question is whether Hu can further consolidate power by neutralising the clout of Jiang and his proteges.
A stronger grip on power would give Hu greater scope to pursue his keynote policies to balance breakneck but uneven economic growth, improve the lives of poor farmers, halt rampant environmental degradation and promote “fair and just” policies. [Full Text]
Read also Factbox – China’s 17th Communist Party Congress by Reuters, and Positioning for Power at China’s Communist Congress from BusinessWeek.
