China’s Hu Jintao: Big Winner from Communist Party Congress

Reuters
Sunday, October 21, 2007 

BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Hu Jintao’s political doctrine was enshrined in the Communist Party’s constitution on Sunday, the closing day of the Party’s largest gathering in five years.

Writing Hu’s “scientific concept of development” — an effort to temper growth with concern for environmental sustainability and economic equality — into the constitution allows him to take his place alongside former leaders Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping and Jiang Zemin in the pantheon of Chinese Communist greats.
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By Chris Buckley

Reuters
Sunday, October 21, 2007; 3:21 AM

BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese Vice President Zeng Qinghong retired from the Communists’ upper ranks on Sunday, bolstering Party boss Hu Jintao’s grip on power and clearing the way for a younger generation of potential successors.

Zeng, 68, a powerful Party organization boss promoted by Hu’s predecessor, Jiang Zemin, was left off the newly elected Central Committee of 204 full members, Xinhua news agency reported.  

His departure, an influx of recruits into the Central Committee, and changes to the Party charter all underscored Hu’s growing clout as he launched himself into five more years in charge of the world’s fourth biggest economy.

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