the 17th Congress of the CCP:princelings mean legitimacy十七大太子党是合法性的来源?

**虞海泽** · October 29, 2007, 10:51 PM

As outcome of the 17th Party Congress,Xi Jinping, a princeling, whose father is elder Xi Zhongxun, was set as heir presumptive to Hu Jintao.

In the new 25-member Politburo, Xi and his fellow princelings, which come from families of former high-ranking officials, occupy about ten seats. Today,the booming princelings are children of Mao Zedong's red veterans.

The princes of Mao Zedong's Red Army men, however, are the most acceptable in China today.At least,the democrats should know,they are well fed,not so hungry!

Bo Xilai, the trade minister and son of Bo Yibo, one of the eight "immortals" who ran China with Deng Xiaoping.

Liu Yandong's father, Liu Ruilong, former vice minister of agriculture.

Li Yuanchao's father, Li Gancheng, was vice mayor of Shanghai.

Wang Qishan, a "princeling" son-in-law of late vice premier Yao Yilin.

Zhou Yongkang's father,Zhou Yiping, former Vice Commissar of the Commission of Science, Technology, & Industry for National Defense.

Yu Zhengsheng,the son of former Tianjin mayor and minister of the First Machine-Building Ministry Huang Jing (whose original name was Yu Qiwei).

**Thanatos** · October 29, 2007, 11:57 PM

I'm sorry, I don't speak Chingrish, and I even speak Mandarin and am half-Chinese.

**bushbush** · October 30, 2007, 12:22 AM

Originally Posted by Thanatos

I'm sorry, I don't speak Chingrish, and I even speak Mandarin and am half-Chinese.

this thread is actually better than the other one LOL

but i get his point.

Chinese politic is still elite-based, constrained to an inner circle.

**sephodwyrm** · October 30, 2007, 12:46 AM

Chinese politic is still elite-based, constrained to an inner circle.

What could you expect? A populist democracy that elects morons and liars to presidency?
Just view the government as a machine that manufactures certain things we need, at the expense of something else.