Hill, SJ (2017) Five things to watch out for at the Chinese Communist Party conference. The Conversation.

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Abstract

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will soon embark on its own “Game of Thrones” as delegates gather for its 19th National Congress in Beijing. A variety of posts will be filled for the next five years – including the vitally important General Secretary of the CCP (President of the People’s Republic of China or PRC), as well as members of the Standing Committee (roughly akin to the UK Cabinet). These individuals will find themselves leading a massive organisation, which has more than 80m members, and running what is arguably the world’s largest economy. They will wield considerable powers but the incumbent leader is unlikely to relinquish his grip on power. So what should we look out for?

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	China; Communist Party; Xi Jinping
Subjects:	J Political Science > JQ Political institutions Asia
Divisions:	Humanities & Social Science
Publisher:	The Conversation Trust UK
Date Deposited:	08 Dec 2017 10:20
Last Modified:	03 Sep 2021 23:34
URI:	https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/7686

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