Benjamin Kang Lim, Exclusive - Hu Jintao seeks clean power handover with ally's promotion: sources. Reuters, Aug 31, 2012. http://uk.reuters.com/article/20 ... me=GCA-GoogleNewsUK
("Hu has not made public his plans for retirement but, unlike in the West where former presidents and prime ministers tend to fade from the public eye, Chinese leaders seek to maintain influence to avoid possible adverse political repercussions down the road. * * * As well as helping to preserve Hu's legacy, analysts say Li's promotion will ensure there is no political retribution against Hu or his family by rivals who remain in power once he is gone. But bargaining over the next leadership line-up is not over, and there is still room for change and surprises")