China's Communist Party - different in all but its name; Ideology is scant at the Party Congress, which reveals new leadership Thursday.(WORLD)

From: The Christian Science Monitor | Date: November 14, 2002 | Copyright information

Byline: Robert Marquand Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor

BEIJING -- - It's an old Chinese proverb: Change the substance, but don't change the name. As China's Communist Party meets in preparation for a complete turnover of top leaders expected tomorrow, that proverb rings like a Beijing bell tower.

A party that once doted on former Chairman Mao Zedong's "little red book" and sought to export its "forever correct" aphorisms worldwide is undergoing major alterations to its core ideology and identity. The change is part of an effort to keep pace with market ...

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