Anti-Corruption Forever? Xi Jinping’s Signature Policy in a Fraught Political Year
As Chinese Communist party prepares for its 19th Party Congress in late 2017, has the crackdown helped Xi consolidate his grip on power and has it positioned him to orchestra a smooth transition to a new leadership at the 20th Party Congress in 2022?
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Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping’s five-year old anti-corruption crackdown has made him popular with many Chinese, but has also reportedly earned him enemies and has partially paralyzed China’s bureaucracy. As the party prepares for its 19th Party Congress in late 2017, has the crackdown helped Xi consolidate his grip on power and has it positioned him to orchestra a smooth transition to a new leadership at the 20th Party Congress in 2022?
This program analyized the prospects and perils of an open ended anti-corruption crackdown in China by two of America’s leading experts on the issue.
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Kissinger Institute on China and the United States
The Kissinger Institute works to ensure that China policy serves American long-term interests and is founded in understanding of historical and cultural factors in bilateral relations and in accurate assessment of the aspirations of China’s government and people. Read more
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