... China Communist Party Congress leadership transition Bo Xilai Chongqing Hu Jintao Xi Jinping Deng Xiaoping Jiang Zemin economy 203 Since Mao Zedong s death, the Chinese Com-munist Party (CCP) has convened a party congress every five years. For this year s gath- ering, localities...

... change, and took the Soviet collapse as a cautionary tale. The current leadership, symbolized by party General Secretary Hu Jintao and Prime Minister Wen Jiabao, has not made its full intentions clear, but it has not yet shown any inclination to experiment with bold political reforms. Even though China...

... of the University of California China Hong Kong Basic Law Tung Chee-hwa Standing Committee Article 23 Wen Jiabao Hu Jintao Taiwan demonstration 290 Chinese central government officials are reluctant to allow political reform in Hong Kong to proceed too rapidly or to be driven primarily...

... George Bush Taiwan September WTO Hu Jintao Jiang Zemin Iraq North Korea In the immediate aftermath of his election inNovember 2000, President George W. Bushproclaimed China a strategic competitor and asserted that US policy in Asia should be reoriented toward American allies in the region...

... 2003 Current History. All rights reserved. 2003 The Regents of the University of California China SARS WHO Jiang Zemin Hu Jintao Guangdong Beijing PLA Politburo Hong Kong China and the Politics of SARS JOSEPH FEWSMITH On February 11, the Chinese Ministry ofHealth reported...

.... But this presumes that both Pyongyang and Washington are ready to sit down in the first place. © 2003 Current History. All rights reserved. 2003 The Regents of the University of California China North Korea United States George Bush Jiang Zemin Japan South Korea Hu Jintao Kim Jong Il Korean...