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China’s "Princelings" Present Issue for CCP

The Wall Street Journal explains the challenge posed to the CCP by China’s “princelings,” including Chongqing party chief Bo Xilai’s son Bo Guagua, who are embracing their wealth and privilege and becoming more visible at a time when the party is attempting to defend its populist image: State-controlled media portray China’s leaders as living by the austere Communist v