Archives by Tag 'China politics'
Reading the tea-leaves in China
Brian Hennessy. An Australian in China. March, 2013 It’s official now. The sometimes deadly jockeying for power has run its course and Xi Jinping has replaced Hu Jintau as President of China. Li Keqiang, who replaces Wen Jia Bao is now Premier. Xi Jinping leading the Standing Committee in rank order. Reading the tea-leaves in China […]
Politics and power in China
Brian Hennessy. An Australian in China. 2012 A case example: Bo Xilai was the Communist Party Secretary of Chongqing for several years. This huge metropolis is the central government’s hub for growth in southwest China. As Party Secretary, he outranked the mayor, and was the main instrument of central government control. His downfall – and that […]