China's leaders head to Beidaihe summer resort to ponder slowing economy, trade war China
BEIJING - The signs of summer have arrived in the northern Chinese resort town of Beidaihe: The umbrellas are out, the traffic controls are in place and the regional Communist Party chief has stopped by to make sure everything's set for the most important of visitors.
Said Mr Minxin Pei, author of the 2016 book"China's Crony Capitalism: The Dynamics of Regime Decay" and a professor of government at Claremont McKenna College in California:"The unrest in Hong Kong, the trade talks with the US, and the celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of the PRC will likely dominate the discussions in Beidaihe this year.
The Beidaihe tradition dates to the earliest days of Mao Zedong's reign, when party patriarchs used to swim in the sea with their bodyguards. For instance, the decisions that led to Mao's Great Leap Forward - an aggressive push to develop industrial power that resulted in widespread famine - were made there in 1958.
There are exceptions for natural disasters and other major events, such as when Mr Xi was featured on the front page of the People's Daily on Aug. 12, 2017, in an article about his phone call with Mr Trump. Still, the need for top policy officials to be near the leaders in Beidaihe creates a two-week block of time when scheduling high-level meetings, such as planned U.S.-China trade talks, is more difficult.
Mr Xi's consolidation of party power, including writing his status as China's"core" leader into the constitution last year, has raised questions about the need for the summer meetings.
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