THE CCPS 15TH CONGRESS - TECHNOCRATS IN COMMAND

This article analyzes the personnel and policy changes that took place at the Fifteenth Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Sep tember 1997. The Congress was noteworthy as the first full meeting of the CCP following the death of Deng Xiaoping in February 1997. The Con gress was marked by significant personnel changes in the Party leaders hip, and new policy departures in the sensitive area of reforming stat e-owned enterprises. Jiang Zemin was also able to advance, if not cons olidate, his position at the Congress. However many challenges-of both policy and personnel-continue to face the CCP leadership in the month s ahead.