China’s no.2 proves loyalty trumps popularity
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Li Qiang, the current Shanghai Party secretary, walked out right behind Xi Jinping in Sunday's big reveal of the Party's reshuffled, seven-man Politburo Standing Committee.
Confirmed as the Party's new no.2 figure, Li is almost certain to be made premier next March.
Why that's wild: Unlike every o...