ASSESSMENTS
China's Latest Dynasty Fights for Survival
Oct 19, 2017 | 09:00 GMT
![Televisions on display at an electronics store in Hong Kong are all tuned to Chinese President Xi Jinping's address to the 19th Chinese Communist Party Congress on Oct. 18, 2017.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/2x1_full/public/chinapartycongress%20%281%29.jpg?itok=2cJcSzvJ)
In his address to the 19th Chinese Communist Party Congress on Oct. 18, President Xi Jinping said China had "entered a new era." Keeping its hold on power for the duration of this new chapter will be a familiar challenge for the Party.
(ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP/Getty Images)
Editor's Note
The 19th Chinese Communist Party Congress runs Oct. 18-24. The convention marks the start of a transition as delegates name new members to lead China's most powerful political institutions. But the change in personnel is only part of a larger transformation underway in the Party and in the country — a process that began long before the party congress kicked off and will continue long after it ends. This is the final installment in a four-part series examining how far China has come in its transition, and how far it has yet to go.
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