Leadership in a Changing China

Scholars from China, Singapore and the U.S. use the opportunity of the 16th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party to explore the issue of leadership change in China, and its impact on institution building and foreign policy there.

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LEADERSHIP IN A CHANGING CHINA Weixing Chen and Yang Zhong

LEADERSHIP IN A CHANGING CHINA

© Weixing Chen and Yang Zhong, 2005. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2005 978-1-4039-6734-3 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. First published in 2005 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN™ 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 and Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England RG21 6XS Companies and representatives throughout the world. PALGRAVE MACMILLAN is the global academic imprint of the Palgrave Macmillan division of St. Martin’s Press, LLC and of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Macmillan® is a registered trademark in the United States, United Kingdom and other countries. Palgrave is a registered trademark in the European Union and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-53004-5 ISBN 978-1-4039-8039-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9781403980397

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Leadership in a changing China / [edited by] Weixing Chen, Yang Zhong. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Political leadership—China. 2. China—Politics and government—1976– I. Chen, Weixing, 1957– II. Zhong, Yang. JC330.3.L445 2005 320.951—dc22

2004050762

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Design by Newgen Imaging Systems (P) Ltd., Chennai, India. First edition: January 2005 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Contents Acknowledgments Editors and Contributors

vii ix

PART I INTRODUCTION 1

Introduction: Leadership in a Changing China Weixing Chen and Yang Zhong

PART II LEADERSHIP CHANGE AND INSTITUTION BUILDING

1 3

13

2 The 16th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party: Institutionalization of Succession Politics Yongnian Zheng

15

3 Leadership Transition, Intra-Party Democracy, and Institution Building in China Gang Lin

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4 Building a New Political Order in China: Interpreting the New Directions in Chinese Politics Weixing Chen and Guoli Liu

57

5 New Institution Building or Muddling Through in the Chinese Countryside Yang Zhong

81

6 Crafting Village Democracy in China: Roles and Strategies of National Political Elites Youxing Lang

105

C o n t e n ts

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PART III LEADERSHIP CHANGE AND NEW FOREIGN POLICY ORIENTATION 7

The 16th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and China’s Foreign Policy Shulong Chu

131 133

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The Impact of Domestic Politics on Chinese Foreign Policy Xinning Song

147

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Leadership Transition and New Foreign Policy Orientation Guoli Liu

169

10 Cross-Strait Relations After 16th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party John Fuh-sheng Hsieh

193

Index

205

Acknowledgments

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eadership in a Changing China is a collection of papers selected from an international symposium organized by the Association of Chinese Political Studies (ACPS) on April 3, 2003 at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville and sponsored by Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for