China in 2007: the politics of leadership transition/

FEWSMITH Joseph

China in 2007: the politics of leadership transition/ Joseph Fewsmith - 2008

In 2007 China was dominated by politics, specifically the preparations and negotiations heading into the Seventeenth Party Congress, which was held in late October. General Secretary Hu Jintao was successful in having his "scientific development concept" written into the Chinese Communist Party Constitution but was not allowed to name his own successor.


CHINA--POLITICS