Li Keqiang, China’s new premier, made clear at his first official news conference that he is committed to the cause of reform. He mentioned the word 28 times as he laid out his vision of smaller government, a tougher stance on corruption and a fairer distribution of wealth.
That Mr Li is a reformer is hardly remarkable. In the 35 years since Deng Xiaoping launched China’s “reform and opening up” strategy and left Maoism behind, Chinese leaders have pushed for economic, social and even political reforms.
The key question is not whether a Chinese leader is a reformer – but rather what kind of reformer he or she is.
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