Xi Expands Power as Chinese Leaders Pledge Landmark Reforms
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Chinese President Xi Jinping put his most personal stamp yet on sweeping policy shifts in the world’s second-largest economy, ushering the end of a decade of consensus-based decision-making that saw reforms stagnate.
In a speech released three days after the meeting that finished Nov. 12, Xi said “more courage” was needed to push through the reforms, which include the creation of two powerful committees that he’ll likely lead. A communique released at the time used phrases he’s adopted since taking over the party last November, focusing attention on Xi in way that didn’t occur under his predecessor Hu Jintao.