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Governor of China's coastal Fujian province, Xi Jinping, responds to a journalist's question 23 February 2000 during an interview at the central government building in Fuzhou. Xi, the new governor of the scandal-ridden southeastern province, has vowed to root out the rampant corruption eating his government, but ruled out political reform to confront the problem. (ELECTRONIC IMAGE) AFP PHOTO/Stephen SHAVER (Photo credit should read STEPHEN SHAVER/AFP/Getty Images)

Governor of China's coastal Fujian province, Xi Jinping, responds to a journalist's question 23 February 2000 during an interview at the central government building in Fuzhou.  Xi, the new governor of the scandal-ridden southeastern province, has vowed to root out the rampant corruption eating his government, but ruled out political reform to confront the problem.   (ELECTRONIC IMAGE)  AFP PHOTO/Stephen SHAVER        (Photo credit should read STEPHEN SHAVER/AFP/Getty Images)