Article: WHERE IS HU JINTAO'S CHINA HEADED?


United Press International
09-21-2004
Where is Hu Jintao's China headed?

BEIJING, Sep 21, 2004 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- Jiang Zemin relinquished his last significant political title to Hu Jintao in Beijing on Sunday, virtually completing China's first leadership transition in the twenty-first century.

The Fourth Plenary Session of the 16th Communist Party of China Central Committee may sound like a mouthful of dull political terminology, but it was a highly significant event. At the plenum, a key resignation ended one chapter in modern Chinese history, and a final communique promised positive change to improve governance as a new leader takes control.

The process of ...

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