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All Eyes on the 5th Generation

With this year’s National People’s Congress in the rear-view mirror, the dismissal of former Chongqing party chief and Politburo Standing Committee hopeful Bo Xilai sets the stage for a wild ride into the CCP’s 18th party congress later this year. Opening a new Guardian series on the upcoming leadership transition titled “China: The Next Generation,” Tania Branigan fra