Hu Jintao Seeks to Clean Out the Beijing Stables
Chinese President Hu Jintao and his number two, Premier Wen Jiabao, appear to be waging ferocious skirmishes against factional redoubts in municipal Beijing in the run-up to the all-important 17th CCP Congress this October. Call it the Battle of Beijing.
Unless – and until – Hu has cleared up the corruption mess in the capital, the Communist Party genera…
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