Abstract
The fifth generation leadership in power in China since late 2012 have to maintain order and stable power for the Communist Party while also undertaking some risky reforms. They are moving from an era where economic development to one where socio-political reforms are coming to the fore. The Party needs to revise its internal governance, the way it communicates with the population, and its vision of modernity in order to have the best chance of navigating to 2020 when China is due to become a middle income status country while maintaining its monopoly on power.
Kerry Brown, Professor of Chinese Politics, Director of the China Studies Centre and Associate Fellow Chatham House and Team Leader of the Europe China Research and Advice Network (ECRAN)
