16 November, 2012

China's New Chief, Xi Jinping : The New Yorker

China's New Chief, Xi Jinping : The New Yorker:

“We are not complacent,” Xi said, in an acknowledgement that the Party has become complacent. “And we will never rest on our laurels.” He then ticked off a list so honest that he may come to regret it. “Under the new conditions, our Party faces many severe challenges, and there are also many pressing problems within the Party that need to be resolved, particularly corruption, bribe-taking, being removed from the people, and some Party officials’ reliance on formalities and bureaucracy.”

His speech was no barn burner, but it was refreshingly free of Party hymns.