
Chinese President Xi Jinping recently commemorated the 120th birth anniversary of Chen Yun, one of the foundational economic planners of the Communist Party of China.
Amid the commemoration’s celebratory tone, Xi’s speech signals a rhetorical shift.The references to communist conviction so prominent in the 2015 address delivered for Chen’s 110th birthday were relatively sparse in Xi’s remarks from earlier this month.
Instead, there was polished language relating to development planning and...