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John Garnaut is China correspondent for the
Sydney Morning Herald and the Age. He is writing a book on the princelings
shaping China's future.
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<p>
Photo: Hu Yaobang (white coat), with Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao
to the right, during a February 1986 inspection tour to Guizhou.
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