Guanxi and politics in China
If you're looking for another example of the role of guanxi in Chinese politics, the Washington Post offers this one:Corruption Case Breaks 'Shanghai Taboo' -- Fall of City Leader Reflects Chinese President's Drive to Cement His Power, Vision
"Long a proud showcase for economic development, Shanghai has recently become the stage for a high-stakes drama of corruption, vice and political intrigue with far-reaching consequences for the Chinese Communist Party.
"The scandal, which has brought down one of China's senior leaders, has its origins in large-scale graft in the local party apparatus. But more broadly, it reflects a political decision by President Hu Jintao to flex his leadership muscles against entrenched party officials known as the Shanghai faction, loosely grouped around former president Jiang Zemin and his proteges from this coastal boomtown.
"The arrests in Shanghai were part of Hu's cautious but relentless drive to cement his power as party leader and ensure faithfulness to his vision up and down the hierarchy. That effort, foreign and Chinese specialists said, will reach a high point at the 17th Party Congress in the fall, when Hu and his lieutenants are expected to stack the party's ruling bodies, the Politburo and its Standing Committee, with Hu loyalists..."
posted by Ken Wedding @ 7:51 AM
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