Hu's in charge?
Jonathan Fenby
September 29, 2006 03:45 PM
http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/jonathan_fenby/2006/09/hus_in_charge.html
In 2003, when Hu Jintao became president of China and, more important,
head of the last major Communist party in power, there was some
speculation that he might turnout to be a political reformer. Optimists
trawled through the work done at his power base, the Party School, in
search of indications that he would prove the political moderniser
China so badly needs to complement its economic development. Hu has
thoroughly disappointed any such hopes, showing his colours recently
with a stern crackdown on dissent and muzzling of the media.
But this week has seen a significant move by the president, which, if
carried through, could betoken a major change in the way China
operates. It has nothing to do with political reform, democracy or the
rule of law or accountability. It is high-level politics in its crudest
form, designed to redress relations within the power structure.
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