"China's Xi Jinping hinted at a more open style Thursday as he took the reins of the Communist Party, but conservatives on his leadership team could limit his scope for reform, analysts said ... The PSC [Politburo Standing Committee] has been slimmed down from nine members under Hu, which could ease logjams in the consensus-driven world of the party's top echelons. But many of its members are seen as traditionalists, despite growing calls for action on corruption, enforcement of the rule of law, and an overhaul of China's economic model as growth stutters." (Quoted from article)