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Personality cult

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China's media has been attempting to create a more 'human' public image for Premier Li Peng. This is attested by the latest media comparison of the Premier's life and philosophies with those of the late Zhou Enlai. Television coverage of LI shows him to be more relaxed while newspapers have ceased carrying verbatim transcripts of Li's speeches. Instead, summaries are published, thus projecting the Premier as incisive.

Portrayals, Public relations, Communist leadership

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Dull but sharp: deputies rattle their rubber stamps

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Deputies at the national People's Convention in China responded to Premier Li Peng's state-of-the-union speech with relative vigor. Political maneuvering around the succession to Deng Xiaoping continued with several candidates for elevation to vice-premiership, including a woman, Trade Minister Wu Yi. Deputies were most upset about Li's comments on inflation, though their positions ran the spectrum.

Wu Yi

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Shaping the succession

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The succession to political leadership of China has been guided by the current leader Deng Xiaoping, who is 88 years old. Deng has arranged rule as a balance of five leaders in the Communist Party. The men are Jiang Zemin, Li Peng, Qiao Shi, Li Ruihuan and Zhu Rongji. Once Deng dies, it is expected that one of the five men will become his successor.

Heads of state, Political succession, Deng Xiaoping

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