From Caijing Magazine:
General Secretary Hu Jintao presided as the newly elected members of the Politburo Standing Committee met the press October 22 at the end of the first plenary session of the 17th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee. Soon after the meeting, the list of new Politburo members was publicized. With the central leadership’s reshuffle, the greatest suspense at the latest CPC Congress was over and a new page of history had been turned.
No doubt every CPC congress is significant and meaningful. But in terms of attention from home and abroad, the 16th CPC Congress five years ago, this year’s 17th and the 18th to be held in five years are the most conspicuous because, after years of high-speed economic development, China is at a historic crossroads. This is an age in which China can exert increasing influence on the global economy and international community, its internal restructuring and social development face precious opportunities as well as complicated challenges, and the CPC leadership is being reshuffled. The unique 17th Congress bridged the past and future. [Full Text]
