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Hu Jintao Seeks to Clean Out the Beijing Stables

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Apr 24, 2007
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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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