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September 14, 2012

Heart Attack No Reason to Disappear in China

William Pesek, Bloomberg

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What does it say about China when the man seen as the next president disappears for 13 days and leadership circles pretend nothing is amiss? The answer is that officials in Beijing still cling to their Kremlin-like ways.

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TAGGED: China, Xi Jinping

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