Beijing's marching orders (China)

CNN Asia ^ | July 23 | Willy Wo-Lap Lam

[maui_hawaii]

HONG KONG, China (CNN) -- Much of the delicate relationship between the army and the Communist Party leadership can be seen from a discussion last week between Vice-President Hu Jintao and a group of demobilized soldiers.

While touring southwestern Yunnan Province, Hu found time to reassure the decommissioned rank and file that Beijing would find them employment and take care of their families.

[Lake]

Looks like Jiang is going to keep the military position.

[maui_hawaii]

It really would not surprise me at all. Pretty soon, the military will become the Party.

There is a strong risk of fracturing the Party into many fragments, and they all know it.

[maui_hawaii]

The 'civilian' leadership in the Party are a threat to the old way, just by their existence.

Pretty soon, they will all be called 'dissidents', just like Taiwan, or Falun Gong.

[Lake]

Jiang's already 75 and may serve at most one more term, so Hu still can wait. He's only 59. Chinese politics needs patience.....

[Libertarianize the GOP]

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