{"id":9485,"date":"2006-10-12T23:41:07","date_gmt":"2006-10-13T06:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2006\/10\/12\/hu-cautious-over-political-reform-chris-buckley\/"},"modified":"2009-06-02T14:49:10","modified_gmt":"2009-06-02T21:49:10","slug":"hu-cautious-over-political-reform-chris-buckley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2006\/10\/hu-cautious-over-political-reform-chris-buckley\/","title":{"rendered":"Hu cautious over political reform – Chris Buckley"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n<\/a> From Reuters, via CNN.com:\n<\/p>\n \nAlarmed by stubborn corruption and public unrest, China’s President Hu Jintao is steering the ruling Communist Party to reforms that will make officials more answerable.<\/p>\n But he has resisted calls for deeper democratic change, and critics inside the party question whether his wary changes are enough to cure the country’s ills.<\/p>\n The party’s Central Committee met in Beijing this week to discuss Hu’s ideas for a “harmonious society”, including expanding “inner-party democracy”, the term for strengthened consultation and competition inside the ruling hierarchy. [Full Text]<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n