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China's leadership reshuffle 2017: Opinion

Xi Jinping meets locals during an inspection tour of Shenzhen in December 2012, shortly after taking over as general secretary of the Communist Party. The move was interpreted as a tribute to the famous southern tour of Deng Xiaoping in 1992 and a commitment to deepen reform. Xi became president of China the following March. Photo: Xinhua

Opinion: Xi Jinping’s Chinese dream is on track to outshine Deng’s

President Xi Jinping’s plans for a modern socialist China by 2035 are more detailed and ambitious. It needs new growth engines like technology and innovation, which is where businesses may find new opportunities.

Opinion: Xi must ensure China has a viable political succession model

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Opinion: Under Xi Jinping, a Chinese renaissance is assured

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Opinion | Opinion: The risks of Xi Jinping’s return to one-man rule

Pedestrians walk past a poster of Chinese President Xi Jinping on a street in Beijing on October 26. China's ruling Communist Party has praised Xi as a Marxist thinker, adding to the propaganda promoting Xi’s personal image as he begins his second five-year term as leader. Photo: AP

Obscure film’s extolling of Xi Jinping’s ideology pays off at box office

Movie about an ex-soldier’s battle to pull his family out of rural hardship, inspired by Chinese president’s 2013 launch of anti-poverty strategy in a Hunan village, has benefited from relentless promotion by state media

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Opinion: At the party congress, the China dream is still a man’s dream

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Focus is no longer on growth at any cost

Chinese people walk by a construction site at the Central Business District in Beijing. By downplaying hard economic targets, future growth will slow down but be more balanced and sustainable. Photo: AP

Opinion: Don’t hold your breath for the yuan’s convertibility

Graft fight must be open and accountable

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Opinion: How Xi’s moral leadership saved the Communist Party

It is Xi’s emphasis on discipline, virtues and patriotism that will succeed in ridding party and government of the rot of corruption.

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Lawrence J. Lau says it is Xi’s emphasis on discipline, virtues and patriotism that will succeed in ridding the party and government of the rot of corruption, and remove the impediments to economic reforms

A stability that China needs

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Xi Jinping meets with delegates, specially invited delegates and non-voting participants of the 19th CPC National Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China on Oct. 25, 2017. Photo: Xinhua

Opinion: What will China’s new era mean for the rest of the world?

The Communist Party’s goal to build national power follows logically from its earlier focuses on national unity and wealth creation. But a political system that is ideologically driven and led by an almost all-powerful leader carries its own dangers.

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Macroscope | Opinion: Temper hopes for enterprise reform in Xi’s second term

A bold blueprint for China’s future

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Chinese President Xi Jinping (center) declares the closing of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing on October 24, 2017. Photo: Reuters

Mind The Gap | Opinion: Xi’s speech offers few clear signs and clues to reforms

Foreign businesses hoping for a level playing field in China were left disappointed with lack of commitment to market reform and fair access to Chinese markets

Abacus | The risk of the middle-income trap just increased for China

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My Take | Policies on Hong Kong are more forward-looking

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China working to preserve agreements

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during the opening of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Photo: Reuters

China Briefing | Analysis: what China’s leadership reshuffle means for Xi’s New Era

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Asian Angle | China’s vision harks back to 1945, with one difference - money

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Sino File | Opinion: Xi who must be obeyed - China’s chairman of everything

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Strongman: Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photo: AFP

Quick Take | The real message for the world in China’s first global congress

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Two Chinese in front of the slogan ‘Without the Communist Party, There Would Be No New China’ ahead of the party congress in Beijing. Photo: AP

Opinion: China’s next central bank chief will have an unenviable job

Assertive Xi Jinping shows way for city

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Xi launches new era with vision in which city has part to play

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Chinese President Xi Jinping beside Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Zhang Dejiang, former Chinese President Hu Jintao, former President Jiang Zemin and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang during the opening of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on October 18, 2017. Photo: Reuters

Opinion: Why Xi Jinping is the right man to lead rising China

Momentous changes in China’s recent history have, in each case, taken place under the stewardship of a powerful leader. Xi is just the man to take the country forward in its quest now for global influence.

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It does not seem like mere coincidence that large changes in China’s trajectory as a country coincide with strong leaders. Illustration: Craig Stephens

Opinion: Even Xi Jinping can’t ignore the party’s checks on power

The various hard and soft restraints instituted since Deng Xiaoping’s time to prevent the emergence of another Mao – including the principle of collective leadership – are more robust than observers believe.

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China Briefing | Opinion: Xi era beckons, but leadership rejig may not be as expected

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China's leadership reshuffle 2017: Opinion
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last updated:
9 September, 2024
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