Jiang to Turn Over Reins Sunday, Newspaper Says
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From Times Wire Reports
Former President Jiang Zemin will quit as China’s military chief Sunday, handing full power to his successor, Hu Jintao, a Hong Kong newspaper said.
Hu, 61, would have control over the Communist Party, the state and the armed forces, the South China Morning Post said. The paper quoted unidentified party sources, but there was no official word. The possible transition has been the subject of speculation during party meetings that will end Sunday.
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