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In Beijing, Succession Shuffle Begins

As China approaches a once-in-a-decade leadership transition, and President Hu Jintao prepares to retire from the Chinese Communist Party later this year, Reuters reports that he may have already begun to take steps to retain influence by pushing ally and Beijing mayor Guo Jinlong as the capital’s next party chief: Guo Jinlong, 64, the capital’s mayor since 2008 and a Hu ally, is tipped