November 13, 2007 (LPAC)--The Roosevelt issue has become a big item for the Chinese leadership. This was just confirmed by Cheng Li, a noted U.S. China scholar, whose work largely consists in examining the faction fights among what he characterizes as the "princelings" in the Chinese Politburo.

"They clearly have taken their inspiration from FDR," Cheng said, referring to the latest 17th Communist Party Congress. He also reported that the recent book by Jean Edward Smith on Roosevelt has become a "hot item" among mainland scholars.