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Chinese Vice Premier Huang Ju has died at 68, state media report
Chinese vice premier dies; Hu could benefit
Huang Ju was 6th in party hierarchy; president gets to fill Politburo seat
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BEIJING - Vice Premier Huang Ju, a key ally of former Chinese President Jiang Zemin who climbed the ranks of Shanghai politics to join the Communist Party’s inner sanctum of power, died early Saturday, the official Xinhua News Agency said. He was 68.
Xinhua did not disclose the cause of death, though Huang had been ill, reportedly with pancreatic cancer, for more than a year. Xinhua said the Chinese leadership in its official obituary of Huang called him “a long-tested and faithful communist fighter” — a traditional description for a leader who dies in good standing.
Huang ranked No. 6 in the party hierarchy. His death creates a vacancy in the Politburo and gives President Hu Jintao an opportunity to increase his hold on power by filling it with a supporter.
Huang Ju was 6th in party hierarchy; president gets to fill Politburo seat
BREAKING NEWS
Updated: 6 minutes ago
BEIJING - Vice Premier Huang Ju, a key ally of former Chinese President Jiang Zemin who climbed the ranks of Shanghai politics to join the Communist Party’s inner sanctum of power, died early Saturday, the official Xinhua News Agency said. He was 68.
Xinhua did not disclose the cause of death, though Huang had been ill, reportedly with pancreatic cancer, for more than a year. Xinhua said the Chinese leadership in its official obituary of Huang called him “a long-tested and faithful communist fighter” — a traditional description for a leader who dies in good standing.
Huang ranked No. 6 in the party hierarchy. His death creates a vacancy in the Politburo and gives President Hu Jintao an opportunity to increase his hold on power by filling it with a supporter.
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