[mooreds]

Last good example in China was Mao, who basically had to die to lose power.

[youthfulbacon]

I was under the impression that Deng Xiaoping had similar levels of influence and power during his first 10 years in power and that he stepped down due to a weakened influence following Tiananmen.

[fastball]

Along those same lines, I'm very interested to see which direction Russia heads after Putin kicks the bucket.