He can show a skeptical Chinese public that he has the political will to take down one of the country s most powerful politicians. Moreover, vanquishing a once untouchable politician will leave no doubt about Xi s personal authority.

'Begone! Your lot in this life is to cry untouchable!' said he (Moses). 'An appointment awaits you that you cannot fail to keep. Look at your god which you clung to indeed we will burn it and scatter its ashes upon the sea'

'Begone! Your lot in this life is to cry untouchable!' said he (Moses). 'An appointment awaits you that you cannot fail to keep. Look at your god which you clung to indeed we will burn it and scatter its ashes upon the sea'

Moses said Be gone, then. All your life you shall cry 'Untouchable.' There awaits a term for your reckoning that you cannot fail to keep. Now look at your god that you devotedly adored We shall burn it and scatter its remains in the sea.

Moses said Be gone, then. All your life you shall cry 'Untouchable.' There awaits a term for your reckoning that you cannot fail to keep. Now look at your god that you devotedly adored We shall burn it and scatter its remains in the sea.

'Depart!' said Moses. 'It shall be thine all this life to cry Untouchable! And thereafter a tryst awaits thee thou canst not fail to keep Behold thy god, to whom all the day thou wast cleaving! We will surely burn it and scatter its ashes into the sea.

'Depart!' said Moses. 'It shall be thine all this life to cry Untouchable! And thereafter a tryst awaits thee thou canst not fail to keep Behold thy god, to whom all the day thou wast cleaving! We will surely burn it and scatter its ashes into the sea.

So far, Xi seems to be up to the challenge. He has been boldly pursuing major figures who were previously considered untouchable, such as General Xu Caihou, a former vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, and Zhou Yongkang, a former member of the Politburo Standing Committee, China s highest government body.

MEXICO CITY Less than two years into Enrique Peña Nieto s presidency, Mexico is implementing an ambitious structural reform package designed to lift its economy out of a multi decade low growth trap and create new opportunities for its citizens. The reforms involve restructuring economic sectors once deemed politically untouchable, and are backed by constitutional amendments and a bold legislative agenda.

NEW YORK Conventional wisdom rarely survives a good stress test, and few tests have been as stressful as that which the global economy has endured over the past 24 months. A healthy season of reappraisal has dawned, shining a new light on boom time notions like the value of opaque markets, the untouchable status of the American consumer, or the wisdom of deregulation.

They continue to preach that the respective taboos of their communities, the very issues that block all efforts to make peace in particular, the status of Jerusalem and the right of return to Israel for Palestinian refugees are untouchable and non negotiable. To make these religious authorities acknowledge their responsibility is a duty that all of international civil society, including religious leaders, must embrace.