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March 30, 2012

The Revenge of Wen Jiabao

John Garnaut, Foreign Policy

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The ouster of Chongqing boss Bo Xilai was 30 years in the making -- a long, sordid tale of elite families and factions vying for the soul of the Chinese Communist Party.

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TAGGED: China, Wen Jiabao, Bo Xilai

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