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Ling Jihua (top L), a loyal aide and confidante to President Hu Jintao, (bottom R), sits behind Premier Wen Jiabao, (bottom L), and Hu as they attend a plenary session of the National People’s Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on March 11, 2012 (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

China to investigate ex-President Hu’s top aide

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 22, 2014 | World

Beijing, AP—The top aide to former Chinese President Hu Jintao has been placed under investigation for unspecified disciplinary violations, the official Xinhua News Agency said Monday, in a sign that President Xi Jinping is removing his predecessor’s influences...

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Chinese President Xi Jinping walks to his seat prior to the election for the new president of China during the 12th National People’s Congress (NPC) in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 14, 2013. Source: AFP PHOTO /GOH CHAI HIN

China’s Xi Jinping Appointed President

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 14, 2013 | World

Beijing, Reuters—China’s parliament formally elected heir-in-waiting Xi Jinping president on Thursday, completing the country’s second orderly political succession since the Communist Party took power in 1949. The largely rubber-stamp National...