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The World Holds Its Breath for China: I hope that Xi Jinping will be a reformer who will move China away from authoritarianism

The Wall Street Journal, 8 November 2012

The 18th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party will herald a transition of executive power from President Hu Jintao to Vice President Xi Jinping. The pending changeover to the fifth generation of Chinese leaders resonates across the nation and presents a once-in-a-decade opportunity for the CCP to genuinely embrace political reform.

When Xi Jinping assumes the presidency, it will not only impact Chinese citizens, but also people around the world. China’s undoubted importance to the global economy and its emergence as a political powerbroker on every continent means that no one can ignore what happens at the highest levels …

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