[War] China: "Streamlining"

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"Streamlining"
 
President Xia Hong
The People's Republic of China
5, March 2013
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(The Red Room- People's Estate)
 
"You're asking for... considerable changes, Madame President."
 
Xia folded her hands and stared at the three men on the opposite side of  
her desk.  In the center was Genao Hu, the newly minted speaker of the  
People's National Congress (PNC).  Flanking him were the two major faction  
leaders, Xi Jinping, the chief of the Politburo and moderate, as well as Zhou  
Yongkang, the long standing Chinese Police Chief and appointed leader of the  
hard-liner 'Maoists'.  Three people whom either directly represented, or  
had connections to, all the various political groups in China.  Although  she 
was a veritable dictator at the moment, given the amount of power placed in  
a President's hands, she really needed these men to be onboard with her  
plan.
 
"The People cannot afford the continued, needless, squandering of resources 
 and political infighting that has enveloped the agencies of their  
government."  Xia folded her hands together.  "Clearly, something must  be done to 
minimize this burden.  The plan before you allows us to do just  that."
 
"Your plan has us removing the Chief of National Police as a Politburo  
member."  Zhou frowned.  "The people would be dissatisfied to here an  
important security position is being undermined."
 
"The importance of the Chinese National Police is hardly being  
undermined,"  Xia smiled politely.  "In fact it will become the lead  organization of 
the new Ministry of Justice under an appointed National  Attorney."
 
"An attorney appointed by you."  Zhou shot back.
 
"And confirmed by the PNC."  Xia defended herself.  
 
"You are wanting us to give you the power to reshape the Politburo."   
Jinping clasped his hands together.  "May I ask Madame President,  why?"
 
"You mean other than the estimated 9 billion dollars in savings?"
 
"At the cost of thousands of Civil Service jobs."  Zhou  countered.
 
"Unnecessary jobs filled by employees who will have no problem finding like 
 work elsewhere now that the global economy is back on track."  Xia  
perried.  "But additionally, as we are all aware from our Constitutional  classes 
back in school, the power of China rests in her people; it is the  promise 
of a socialist system."  She didn't raise the point by chance, it  was the 
1980's amended constitution that emphasized that point... one written by  Deng 
Xiaoping back in the Tienemen days... and Deng was a mentor of Xi  Jinping. 
 
 
Everyone nodded.
 
"Then the people need to better understand how it is their government  
works.  Quite simply there are so many overlapping jurisdictions for  various 
agencies and bureaus that our finest legal minds are often vexed to keep  up.  
My proposal takes into account the advice of China's finest legal  
consultants and judicial specialists.  In addition, I've consulted a number  of 
former contacts in the PNC.  The Politburo has been briefed... I know  this 
'looks' like a big change on paper, but all we are doing is simply renaming  the 
members of the Politburo by the ministries they will be running.  I've  got 
several nominations for each position, again upon consultation, and I'm 
sure  we can all agree that those names represent accurately the diversity that 
is  China."
 
Sure enough Xia's nominations did 'just' that.  The new Politburo  would 
resemble in great detail a western style cabinet, featuring a number of  
advisors:
 
Prime Minister
Minister of Defense
Minister of State Affairs
Minister of Security and Intelligence
Minister of Justice
Minister of the Treasury
Minister of the Interior
Minister of Health
Minister of Education
Minister of Social Services
Minister of Commerce
Minister of Science and Technology
Minister of Agriculture
Minister of Transportation
 
Under each Ministry would rest certain agencies, increasing the size of the 
 Politburo and thus centralizing the power of the various agencies under 
unified  offices, as the architects of the Constitution had intended.  
Additional,  minute details, included rules regarding the civil service, a modest 
pay raise  and raise in benefits, and rules regarding the reduction of the 
workforce.  
 
In her eyes it was a series of plainly beneficial moves that should be  
adopted without hesitation.
 
To some however, it could be seen as an unwelcome interruption to daily  
business as agencies were reorganized under new leadership.  She knew  that... 
which is why they were having this meeting.  
 
There was silence as the three men once again reviewed the names, each one  
grimacing or nodding with approval as they considered the specific  
persons.  It was probably the longest 5 minutes in Xia's life, at least  since 
Wen's eulogy.
 
"Are you negotiable on these names?"  Jinping raised an eyebrow.   He knew 
some were locks, the Prime Minister for example already existed, and  thus 
was locked in.
 
Xia grinned victoriously.  "There is always room for  negotiation."
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ACTION
 
1.  Remodeling of Government:  Using constitutional powers  afforded by the 
last few Amendments to China's Constitution, centralize the  various 
Chinese agencies, such as the CNP, the PLA, etc. under a Ministerial  system, 
created out of the old Politburo, and appointed by the President  and confirmed 
by the PNC.
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