Taking the Helm
His job is all the harder thanks to his uneasy relationship with Jiang Zemin.
It's a classic "successor's dilemma" that has faced every Chinese leader in
the modern age: the need to maneuver his own people into power without
undermining the senior generation that currently supports him. Jiang plans to
keep a strong behind-the-scenes presence even after surrendering most of his
titles, much as Deng Xiaoping oversaw national affairs as honorary chairman of
the China Bridge Associat
