China's 18th Party Congress

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(1) James Pomfret and Benjamin Kang Lim, China's ex-president overshadows party congress, transition. Reuters, Nov 11, 2012.
http://in.reuters.com/article/20 ... INDEE8AA00F20121111

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(a) "Earlier this year, Jiang was instrumental in the demotion of Ling Jihua, one of Hu's closest allies, after reports that Ling's son was killed in a car crash involving a luxury sports car in March, sources said.

"'Jiang asked Hu whether Ling Jihua was still fit to be director of the (party Central Committee's) General Office after the accident,' one source told Reuters, referring to the key role overseeing logistics and liaising with senior leaders.

"'Ling Jihua was demoted after that.'

(b) "Jiang, along with Hu and anointed leader Xi, helped draw up a seven-member 'preferred list' ahead of the once-in-a-decade leadership transition, three sources with ties to senior party leaders told Reuters.

"'Jiang and other party elders have veto power over standing committee nominees,' one source told Reuters. Two high profile allies of President Hu -- reformist Guangdong party boss Wang Yang and Li Yuanchao -- may be passed over.

"But sources with leadership ties said Hu and Xi are pushing for landmark multi-candidate elections for at least the Politburo -- and possibly the standing committee -- throwing the 'preferred list' into uncertainty.

(2) Tom Phillips, China Party Congress: Delegates None the Wiser Who New Leaders Will Be. With China just days away from unveiling its new leadership, delegates and spectators of its 18th Communist Party Congress admit they still have no clear idea who those leaders will be. Sunday Telegraph, Nov 11, 2012.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ ... eaders-will-be.html