Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers his New Year speech via state broadcasters in Beijing, capital of China.[Photo/Xinhua]
Zhang Jun, Project Syndicate: China’s Vision for the Next 30 Years
Achieving the lofty development goals China's leaders have set will not be easy. But with a clear development blueprint and a powerful leader whose political clout all but guarantees continued reform, the country seems to be in a strong position to sustain its unprecedented economic success in the coming decades.
SHANGHAI – Every five years, the Communist Party of China convenes a National Congress, where two key decisions are made: who will lead China for the next five years, and what path to development those leaders will follow. The CPC’s recently completed 19th National Congress did all that and more.
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