the country when one person has the ultimate power? >> this two issues. one is how it happened, and now the presidential abolition of term limits coordinates the party and military, the three largest positions. they're now coordinated because he already had that power in the government. the other provisions strengthen the party dramatically. now the question is, okay, to what end? what is the result? that's a question only history can resolve. i can tell you what is being said here in beijing. there are two general categories. one is that china is in this so-called new era looking forward to the mid-century, 2050, when china emerges on the center stage of the world. the vision is to be prosperous, strong, culturally advanced, harmonious, beautiful. a large vision. and they say only a very strong person can bring this about, so we need that. second problem is short-term. the next three years, they talk