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With China's 18th Party Congress now concluded, the new leadership has been announced and seven people named to the Politburo Standing Committee. This once-a-decade power transition will have significant impact on China’s political, economic and financial development and reforms, as well as its foreign policy and military ambitions. Brookings experts examine the new generation of leaders and their potential impact on the country’s direction in the foreseeable feature.

A street artist waits for customers as he sits next to a portrait of China's President Xi Jinping, in Dali, Yunnan province (REUTERS/Stringer).

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Can Xi Jinping's Governing Strategy Succeed?

September 26, 2013, Cheng Li and Ryan McElveen

Cheng Li and Ryan McElveen examine the prospects for Chinese President Xi Jinping's politically conservative, economically liberal approach to governing. As October's Third Plenary meeting of the 18th Chinese Communist Party Central Committee approaches, they argue that attempting market reforms while resisting political change will prove difficult and almost certainly invite unrest.

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China's New Leaders

China's New Leaders

Before China's 18th Party Congress, Cheng Li profiled 25 possible members of the Politburo, examining their backgrounds, family and patron-client ties, political prospects and policy preferences. See Li's profiles of the seven individuals who were named to the Politburo Standing Committee: