The new Nobel laureate is of the same generation as the new leaders set to take over the Politburo Standing Committee next month after the convening of the 18th NationalCongressof the CommunistPartyofChina.
First, the current political landscape in China is very sensitive with the country looking at once-in-a-decade leadership change when the 18th NationalCongressof the CommunistPartyofChina convenes later this year.