Beijing: China’s likely next leader has called for greater unity in the ruling Communist Party in a speech published on Friday — a day after the biggest political drama to hit the country in years.
The speech, in which Vice-President Xi Jinping also said the party’s authority had been weakened by a “lack of principles” among some members, was made before senior leader Bo Xilai was sacked as Chongqing party secretary.
But analysts said the decision to publish it on Friday in the party magazine Qiushi, or Seeking Truth, was a sign that China’s leaders were keen to prevent potentially damaging infighting in the party. (PTI)