All critical decisions were taken well ahead of the Congress, behind closed doors, with very little input from outsiders. This apparently seamless transition, however, is widely expected to usher in a complex and potentially difficult decade for China – and for the rest of the world.
中国民众对该国礼节式的权力交接漠不关心并不令人惊奇。所有重要决定在大会开始前就已经做好了，一切都是暗箱操作，外部根本无从得知。但是，这一次显而易见的无缝权力交接正逢中国（以及全世界）进入复杂而可能十分困难的十年。