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October 15, 2010

The Power Struggle Among China's Elite

Kerry Brown, Foreign Policy

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Reminbi revaluation, South China Sea brinksmanship, a Nobel scuffle. What's making the Chinese act so crazy? Hint: it's election season in Beijing and no one really knows who's in charge.

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TAGGED: Li Yuanchao, Wang Yang, Wang Qishan, Bo Xilai, Li Keqiang, Xi Jinping, Hu Jintao, Liu Xiaobo, Wen Jiabao, Yuan, Reminbi, China, Beijing, South China Sea

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