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1. Reshuffle at the top 'will give PLA more power'

   Posted Oct 07th 2011, 12:00am

   ... politics said yesterday. President Hu Jintao is likely to stay on as the country's military chief when he hands over the position of party secretary to his heir apparent, Vice-President Xi ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/981092/reshuffle-top-will-give-pla-more-power
2. Xi becomes 'man of mystery' as he returns home

   Posted Mar 19th 2012, 12:00am

   ... of the meeting with Hong Kong delegates to the CPPCC, Xi first shook hands with Lew Mon-hung and Vincent Lo Hong-sui - strong supporters of election candidate Leung Chun-ying - raising speculation about ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/995928/xi-becomes-man-mystery-he-returns-home
3. Chongqing on song for visitor Xi

   Posted Dec 09th 2010, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... Television reported last night: 'During his visit, Xi Jinping commented positively on Chongqing's initiatives of singing Red songs, reading classical books, telling revolutionary stories ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/732839/chongqing-song-visitor-xi
4. Key personnel changes expected at party plenum

   Posted Sep 09th 2009, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... Military Commission, and they would then have the chance to step up to the role as vice-chairmen when Xi replaced Hu as the commander-in-chief. The timing of the meeting is significant, as it comes ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/691917/key-personnel-changes-expected-party-plenum
5. Mystery, little substance, in plenum's wake

   Posted Sep 21st 2009, 12:00am by Wang Xiangwei

   ... of the plenum contain a mixture of surprises and disappointments. The biggest surprise is that Vice-President Xi Jinping apparently failed to secure elevation to the post of deputy chairman of the party's Central Military Commission, which would have confirmed his status as the heir apparent to President Hu Jintao . As Xi's promotion was widely speculated before the meeting, the lack ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/693105/mystery-little-substance-plenums-wake
6. How the top leaders fared

   Posted Mar 16th 2008, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... State president: Hu Jintao (2,956 votes of support, three votes against and five abstentions) State vice-president: Xi Jinping (2,919 votes of support, 28 votes against and 17 abstentions) Chairman of the Central Military Commission: Hu Jintao (2,959 votes of support, four votes against and four abstentions) Chairman of the Standing Committee of the 11th National People's ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/630141/how-top-leaders-fared
7. Summer Games' success may clear the way for rising star

   Posted Mar 16th 2008, 12:00am by Bill Savadove

   ... Jintao when the latter steps down in five years. Mr Xi, a 'princeling' whose father was a communist revolutionary, is trusted by Mr Hu, even though his privileged background might ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/630143/summer-games-success-may-clear-way-rising-star
8. Xi Jinping: Man for all factions is tip for top

   Posted Oct 23rd 2007, 12:00am by Bill Savadove

   ... in a deliberate move to reject luxury. Retired Shanghai worker Qian Rongpei said: 'I don't know about Xi Jinping as he just took over the post. I only get information from the media or other ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/612618/xi-jinping-man-all-factions-tip-top
9. Comment - Insight & Opinion - CHINA BRIEFING WANG XIANGWEI

   Influence of predecessors will test Xi Jinping's political skills

   Posted Aug 13th 2012, 12:00am by Wang Xiangwei

   ... of predecessors will set tough test for Xi With the Communist Party's 18th congress just weeks away, the overseas media has focused upon the summer resort of Beidaihe where mainland leaders ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1008782/influence-predecessors-will-test-xi-jinpings-political
10. Xi criticises cadres for personal excess

    Posted Aug 02nd 2012, 12:00am

    ... Vice-President Xi Jinping has criticised cadres for putting the pursuit of personal power and individual gain ahead of their duties and warned that such extravagances could weaken the Communist Party's six-decade hold on power. The remarks - published yesterday in Qiushi Journal, the party's leading policy magazine - come ahead of Xi's expected elevation ...

    http://www.scmp.com/article/1008302/xi-criticises-cadres-personal-excess

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