China’s old boss, new boss vie for power — but quietly

Christopher Bodeen from Chicago Sun-Times wrote today: “The indications are obscure, the friction all but imperceptible. Yet as China’s communist leaders meet this week, observers and party members note a subtle uptick in tensions between President Hu Jintao and his predecessor, Jiang Zemin, who remains chief of the armed forces. No major announcements are expected at the closed-door gathering of the party’s Central Committee that begins Thursday. ”

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