President hu jintao as the partys general secretary. The party wrapped up its weeklong National Congress wednesday. The meeting is held every five years. Delegates elected new members for the central committee. Those members will meet thursday to choose the lineup for the partys Political Bureau and the core group of leaders who sit on the elite politburo committee. President hu, premier wen jiabao, and five members will retire. Vice president show gin being and others are expected to remain and be joined by a new generation of leaders. Analysts say xi will take over from hu as the president s general pear. President hu has held the position for tennessee years. Translator all Party Members should unite under the Party Leadership and with chinese character hold high the great banner of socialism. Sources close to the party say the number of Standing Committee members will be reduced from the current nine to seven. Analysts say xi and li could be joined by the vice premier, the vice pre
A complex and secretive political process will soon come to a conclusion. In a couple of hours, the communist partys new leaders will walk onto a stage in beijing and appear before the media. Vice president xi jinping will likely be at the front of the line. Hes expected to succeed president hu jintao as the partys general secretary. The party wrapped up its weeklong National Congress wednesday. The meeting is held every five years. Delegates elected new members for the central committee. Those members will meet thursday to choose the lineup for the partys Political Bureau and the core group of leaders who sit on the elite politburo committee. President hu, premier wen jiabao, and five members will retire. Vice president show gin being and others are expected to remain and be joined by a new generation of leaders. Analysts say xi will take over from hu as the president s general pear. President hu has held the position for tennessee years. Translator all Party Members should unite unde
A painful anniversary. U. S. Secretary of state john kerry is now visiting beijing as part of a fournation tour. Hes there to discuss north korea and other key issues with chinese leaders. Kerry flew to the Chinese Capital from south korea. He met with foreign minister wang yi after a meeting with president xi jinping. We hope that 2014 will be a year of concrete progress in defining relationships, managing our differences effectively, and finding a way to cooperate practically. Translator i hope both our countries can expand cooperation in various fields, resolve differences, and disputes properly, and fully implement a modern relationship between china and the u. S. Observers believe kerry is likely to have asked his chinese hosts to use their influence on north korea to keep the country from engaging in acts of provocation. Some analysts fear north korea could take such actions during upcoming joint military drills between the u. S. , and south korea. Officials with the japanese ele
Region, more than 1 3 of the population belong to the ethnic group. The city is dotted with mosques. On fridays, people wearing traditional prayer caps gather to pray. Chinese leaders have been encouraging the muslim residents to strengthen their ties with arab states because they have so much in common. In ningxu hui, a special building for the trade goes up. They resemble buildings in arab countries, which are starting to spread in the region. So has an interest by young locals in the arab culture. Reporter six years ago, the Muslim International Language College opened in the suburb of the capital. 1,500 students attend classes there. They come from the autonomous region and all over china. Most study arabic. During the recent trade fair, 60 teachers and students served as volunteer interpreters. Most support promoting ties with arab countries. Translator for those of us studying arabic, the china arab states expo was a great opportunity. Translator arabic is required in trade. That
It is expected that there will be very few new menus, because important structure reform menus were postponed in the former administration. So the menus are very, very known. And the other thing is, originally, it is expected that the communique should be very ambiguous because of the very strong from the vested interest group. Right. And how ambiguous was it . So, originally, i also expected the am bbiguouambiguou actually more ambiguous than expected. And why would it not be good to have a comprehensive communique . Too comprehensive communique was not good. But this communique is not too comprehensive. So i think this is good point. Because reform needs priority and it shows two priorities. One is reform of the stateowned enterprises. And the other one is reform of the local government and administration system. Right. I want to talk about the stateowned enterprises. You know, with so much vested interest, how can the leaders go ahead with changes . Yeah, it is very, very difficult.