The Chinese feel strongly about China, but are indifferent to the party. Yet state and party are united, and the absence of popular responsibility towards keeping the party as government could see the country forfeited. Political participation is the key to the stalemate.

During the next plenary session of the Chinese parliament, the National People’s Congress, Beijing will overhaul its administrative system, with the total number of ministries set to be reduced to about 26 from 40 at present. This is a new step in reforming the administration, and follows a similar cut in 15th Party Congress in 1997 when the number of ministries fell from 70 to 40.

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