Xi’s Power Play Foreshadows Historic Transformation of How China is Ruled
Party insiders say president wants to remain in office after his second term, breaking succession conventions
China’s Reforms–Now Comes the Hard Part
Since taking the reins of the Communist Party last month, Mr. Xi has chosen his words—and his symbols—carefully. His first tour outside of Beijing since taking the top job was to Guangdong—which spearheaded China’s economic reforms and was the...
The NYRB China Archive
02.18.88
Passing the Baton in Beijing
from New York Review of Books
Succession has become an omnipresent problem not only in China but throughout Asia. Long-lasting regimes under aging rulers are entering their twilight zone in North Korea, Burma, and Indonesia, and face a period of weakness and uncertainty, for the...