China analysis highlights twin political and economic challenges facing ruling Communist Party
12.18.2008
Delivering smart insight into how political risks may rise or fall is core to our news file. In a strong news analysis on Dec 18 our Beijing bureau revealed how the Communist Party’s grip on power might be threatened by a petition campaign calling for political reform. The Charter O8 petition comes as slowing growth threatens rising discontent, coinciding with the touchy 20th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. China faces a year of “unsettling contention” the story said, in a prime example of how Reuters explores political issues to highlight potential problems ahead for investors.
