China’s Congress: an inflection point?
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Will China's Economic Challenges Compel Xi Jinping to Reopen?
The composition of the new Politburo Standing Committee, the party's most powerful decision-making body and how much Xi dominates it. Shirk: If Xi Jinping were to initiate a more moderate policy after the 20th party Congress, it depends on who else is in the standing committee. But even if President Xi dominates the leadership decisions, will China's economic challenges compel Xi to shift policy to reprioritize growth? Wei Shan, our chief China economist, doesn't think so. The one thing I think might change in the near term might be the policy coordination, she says.
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