The New York Times.
BEIJING — Completing only its second orderly hand-over of power in more
than six decades of rule, the Chinese Communist Party on Thursday
unveiled a new leadership slate headed by Xi Jinping, the son of a revered revolutionary leader and economic reformer, who will face the task of guiding China to a more sustainable model of growth and managing the country’s rise as a global power.
For this nation of 1.3 billion, the transition culminates a tumultuous
period plagued by scandals and intense political rivalry that presented
the party with some of its greatest challenges since the student
uprising of 1989. Minutes before noon on Thursday, after a confirmation
vote by the party’s new Central Committee, Mr. Xi, 59, strode onto a
red-carpeted stage at the Great Hall of the People accompanied by six
other party officials who will form the new Politburo Standing
Committee, the elite group that makes crucial decisions on the economy,
foreign policy and other major issues. Before their appearance, the new
lineup was announced by Xinhua, the state news agency.
