tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post1833667091594219816..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Nelson Report on China's 17th Party CongressMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-68154134685370201522007-10-28T22:56:00.000+08:002007-10-28T22:56:00.000+08:00from wikipedia: "The Politburo is nominally appoi...from wikipedia: "The Politburo is nominally appointed by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China but the practice since the 1980s has been that the Politburo is self-perpetuating.<BR/>The power of the Politburo resides largely in the fact that its members generally simultaneously hold positions within the People's Republic of China state positions and with the control over personnel appointments that the Politburo and Secretariat have. In addition, some Politburo members hold powerful regional positions. How the Politburo works internally is unclear..."<BR/><BR/>Is the Board of Directors at a corporation self-perpetuating?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-87605143444373160732007-10-28T03:50:00.000+08:002007-10-28T03:50:00.000+08:0050 million members elect a board of directors? tha...50 million members elect a board of directors? that implies some real choice of policy makers. isn't that out and out false?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com