Article #18 from the book: Japan and the Pacific Rim The purpose of this article, from my vantage point, is to show the changes that are taking place in China, since new leader Jiang Zemin took over for Deng Xiaoping. It is showing that the political landscape in China is very different than the days of Xiaoping. It seems to be an article of praise, but it also tends to show the problems in China. The …showed first 75 words of 557 total…

…showed last 75 words of 557 total…government. Also, she tends to praise Jiang too much at the beginning of the article. Premier - position directly under the Chinese leader. Village elections- China's version of our city and county elections. The pitfalls of China's modernization- series of books edited by an informal adviser to Jiang ,in which the Leader states that “only with improved moral education and a legal system which guarantees equal access to economic opportunities can China sooth public resentment.”