Beijing Signals Turning Right By High Profile Commemoration
Extensive media coverage of the May 24, ten-year anniversary of the death of Xi Zhongxun, father of Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping--who is slated for the office of party secretary and president this fall--signals Beijing’s right turn.
Xi Jinping waves to the media upon his arrival at Shannon airport, in Ireland, on Feb. 18, 2012. Peter Muhly/AFP/Getty Images
By Xiao En
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