"The process by which the new leadership is appointed is important as, after all, it will be central to the new leadership's legitimacy. Getting it right matters and will offer a precedent for the future. In terms of personalities, the grey technocratic facade of modern China looks likely to break up. There are new leaders who we will need to become very familiar with who, from their provincial records and their previous career paths, show distinct differences from one another." (Quoted from paper)