China's Communists To Unveil New Leaders (Live)

[TomSea]

China's Communists To Unveil New Leaders (Live)

Live Reporting

By Tessa Wong, Helier Cheung and Joel Gunter
Posted at 22:11
How does the Communist Party leadership work?
Reuters

Although the party has plenty of people at the bottom (nearly 90 million members, in fact) it's the man at the top who really counts.

    The party is led by the General Secretary - who is Xi Jinping

    Next comes the Politburo Standing Committee, which is expected to have between five to seven members this time
    Then the Politburo, which usually has about 25 members
    And below that is the Central Committee, which this time round has 204 members

Read more at: http://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-asia-china-41744904

Live ticker, those interested can see what this is about.

[TomSea]

Looks like Xi, the current leader is seeking another term as head of the nation.

Xi, according to all of the reports I have read, has really cracked down on corruption in China.  A lot of people have been busted on this, perhaps millions.



Maybe, considering everything and that China is one of the two most populated nations on earth, relatively, he may be a good leader. It's hard to say, if they are building artificial islands and extending possession over the South China sea, that's not good. But his power in all affairs may be limited.