On The Line "China Leadership Change"

Published September 20, 2012

"CHINA LEADERSHIP CHANGE" China's Communist Party is expected to make a major transfer of power from one generation of leaders to the next in the coming month. But the man expected to take the top spot in the ruling politburo, Xi Jinping, mysteriously disappeared for two weeks this month, leading to wild speculation about his health and whereabouts. China's leadership drama comes at a time of increased regional tensions, in particular a growing dispute with Japan over territorial waters. How is the leadership transfer affecting events in China, and vice versa? GUEST Gordon Chang: Journalist; Author of “The Coming Collapse of China”.