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Wang Yang’s return

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The Party’s fourth-rankedleader has a shiny new portfolio.
Yesterday, Wang Yang, chairman of China’s top political advisory body (CPPCC), chaired a meeting on poverty alleviation.
Why that matters:

Vice Premier Hu Chunhua was originally leading on poverty alleviation.
But this is the third time in ...