Chinese Communist Party to Overhaul Government, Bolster Control
China’s annual parliament, which opens Sunday, will usher in the biggest government reshuffle in a decade, as well as a sweeping organizational overhaul that will bolster the Communist Party’s control. Although Chinese President Xi Jinping has already secured a norm-breaking third term as party chief and stacked the party’s elite politburo with his allies during its twice-a-decade congress in October, the rubber-stamp National People’s Congress will formally endorse Xi as president and his allies in the government’s top echelon of power. Читать дальше...