Analysis, Reaction, And Commentary On The 19th National Congress Of The Communist Party Of China

Tom Phillips, The Guardian: Xi Jinping tests eyelids – and bladders – with three-and-a-half hour speech

Some call Xi Jinping a Chinese Putin. Others a 21st-century Mao.

On Wednesday morning he was China’s Hugo Chávez, testing his comrades’ eyelids – and their bladders – with a three-and-a-half hour, 65-page sermon in which he outlined his brave new vision for the Communist party, and the world.

“The Chinese dream is a dream about history, the present and the future,” Xi declared towards the end of his unexpectedly long-winded address to the opening of China’s 19th party congress. By the conclusion of this eastern answer to Aló Presidente! more than a few of Xi’s audience appeared to have entered a dreamlike state.

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Analysis, Reaction, And Commentary On The 19th National Congress Of The Communist Party Of China

Xi Jinping speech: five things you need to know -- The Guardian
5 things to know about China’s twice-a-decade party congress -- AP
Xi Jinping: A speech that spells power -- John Sudworth BBC
'My god, 3.5 hours': Xi gives marathon speech, China listens -- AFP
What Chinese President Xi Jinping had to say about market reforms -- DW
China's Xi vows open economy, investors want action -- AFP
Chinese President Xi Jinping's speech had something for everyone, but little detail: Analysis -- Matthew Carney, ABC News Online
Fear and Loyalty at China’s 19th Communist Party Congress -- Gordon G. Chang, Cipher Brief
Be in no doubt, Xi Jinping wants to make China great again -- Nick Bisley, The Guardian
Now Hear This—The Clock is Ticking in China: The Decade of Concern Has Begun -- Jim Fanell, Proceedings Magazine
Xi Skips Old Growth Pledge as China Seeks Quality, Not Quantity -- Bloomberg
China's Economic Reforms Get Another Chance -- Stratfor
Coming of age in an era of prosperity: Meet China's 'bubble generation' -- John Ruwitch and Anita Li, Reuters
Long speech, lots of tea: party meeting with Chinese characteristics -- John Ruwitch, Reuters
5 Years Ago, China's Xi Jinping Was Largely Unknown. Now He's Poised To Reshape China -- Julian Gewirtz and Jeffrey Wasserstrom, NPR