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Why Wang Qishan isn’t getting New Year’s wishes

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Lunar New Year is almost upon us.  So Xi Jinping and other current leaders have been calling on former leaders to wish them a happy new year. One “former leader” they didn’t call on: Wang Qishan. That’s despite the fact that he currently holds no formal posts. It’s not because he’s to...