Over the past four decades, China has regularly revamped its government structure to respond to pivotal issues and improve efficiency. Photo: AP
Over the past four decades, China has regularly revamped its government structure to respond to pivotal issues and improve efficiency. Photo: AP

China’s latest reforms strengthen Communist Party control over finance, science and tech

  • Beijing’s latest restructuring plan bolsters ‘party-state’ and continues trend of consolidating party oversight over crucial domains, observers say
  • Professor likens most recent overhaul to ‘pre-Deng Xiaoping period’ – before changes aimed at preventing the concentration of power

Over the past four decades, China has regularly revamped its government structure to respond to pivotal issues and improve efficiency. Photo: AP
Over the past four decades, China has regularly revamped its government structure to respond to pivotal issues and improve efficiency. Photo: AP
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