China rising

St. Paul, Minn. — Senior members of the Communist Party in China are meeting this week to lay out their plans for the country's leadership in the next few years.

The party congress, held once every five years, sets broad policy goals and apportions senior leadership posts.

At the top of this congress's agenda is the promotion of several officials in their 50s to replace 64-year-old President Hu Jintao and other leaders, when they step down five years from now.

Midmorning discusses the impact of their decisions on China's political and economic future.

Guests

• Barry Naughton: Professor of Chinese Economy at the University of California San Diego. He is author of "Holding China Together: Diversity and National Integration in the Post-Deng Era."
• Adam Segal: Senior Fellow for China Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. He is the author of "Digital Dragon: High-Technology Enterprises in China."

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Resources

• About Naughton
• About Segal