Xi Jinping cements hold on power

He comes across as an authoritarian, a political conservative, an economics reformist

Sat, Dec 21, 2013 - 6:00 AM

Beijing

A LITTLE more than a year ago, analysts, political observers and high-ranking officials could do little more than guess who China's new leader was and where he would lead the world's second largest economy. Little was known of his political views or agenda.

One year on, Xi...