\nFrom Reuters:\n<\/p>\n
\nChinese President Hu Jintao ordered the sacking of a vice mayor <\/a>at a secret meeting to prevent political patrons from protecting him, a government source said on Thursday, in a sign Hu was determined to fight graft.<\/p>\n
But many analysts said the fall of Beijing Vice Mayor Liu Zhihua this month was as much about political posturing by Hu ahead of a leadership reshuffle at a crucial five-yearly meeting of the Communist Party next year as it was about corruption.<\/p>\n
Liu, 57, responsible for urban planning and awarding $40 billion worth of projects to upgrade infrastructure ahead of the 2008 Olympic Games, was replaced by another vice mayor who rose through the Communist Youth League, Hu’s power base.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nFor more on the developing corruption case, see also “Corruption scandal in Beijing Olympic construction widens<\/a>” from DPA. See also this previous CDT post <\/a>on the case against the general manager of the Capital Group construction company.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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