Editorial: The Chinese Communist Party Has No Way Forward
The Chinese Communist Party’s new leadership just had its best opportunity to extricate the Party from crisis and provide a sure basis for governing China.
Chinese Communist Party (CCP) head Xi Jinping (Right) and Premier Li Keqiang (Left) wave to guests as they arrive for a dinner marking the 64th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China at the Great Hall of the People on Sept. 30, 2013 in Beijing, China. The two were responsible for issuing a collection of reforms at the Third Plenum of the 18th Central Committee, which are meant to rescue the CCP from crisis. Feng Li/Getty Images
The Chinese Communist Party’s new leadership just had its best opportunity to extricate the Party from crisis and provide a sure basis for governing China.
At the Third Plenum of the Chinese Communist Party’s 18th Central Committee, which ended on Nov. 12, Party head Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang put forth a raft of new reform policies, but history will show these initiatives are too timid to meet the demands of the time.
