Prospects for Reform in China Tantalize
Since Chongqing’s former deputy mayor Wang Lijun fled to the U.S. Consulate in Chengdu on Feb. 6, there has been an uneven double movement within the Chinese Communist Party as long-standing power arrangements are dismantled and steps toward a new direction for the Chinese regime are taken.
The 17th Chinese Communist Party Congress on Oct. 21, 2007, in Beijing. The CCP’s 18th National Congress is scheduled for the fall of 2012. Guang Niu/Getty Images
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