Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang – the top two officials in China’s new governing council (the Standing Committee of the Politburo) – are both well educated, well traveled, and sophisticated thinkers who bring a wealth of experience to the many challenges that China faces. As so-called Fifth Generation leaders, they continue the steady progress in competence that has marked each of China’s leadership transitions since the emergence of Deng Xiaoping in the late 1970’s.
习近平和李克强——两位中国新最高治国机构（中共政治局常务委员会）最高领导人都是读过万卷书、行过万里路之人，他们是成熟的思想家，也经历过中国所面临的诸多挑战。作为所谓的的第五代领导人，他们有能力继续沿着邓小平在20世纪70年代末定下，并在随后诸代中国领导人间实行不悖的交接程序走下去。