{"id":561,"date":"2004-07-19T15:08:36","date_gmt":"2004-07-19T22:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2004\/07\/19\/hu-jiang-power-struggles-enter-cyberspace\/"},"modified":"2004-07-19T15:08:36","modified_gmt":"2004-07-19T22:08:36","slug":"hu-jiang-power-struggles-enter-cyberspace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2004\/07\/hu-jiang-power-struggles-enter-cyberspace\/","title":{"rendered":"Hu-Jiang power struggles enter cyberspace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.atimes.com\/atimes\/China\/FG20Ad04.html\">A report in Asia Times <\/a>argues that the <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/mt-old\/archives\/002752.html\">power struggle<\/a> between Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao is being played out in cyberspace as well as in the corridors of power. 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