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Morning Clicks | Xi Jinping harmonised Hu out of his power acceptance speech yesterday

Hu and his 'scientific concept of development' ideological theory were given zero mentions during the speech, as was Mao Zedong.

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In 2002 when Hu Jintao gave his acceptance speech at the Communist Party's 16th national congress, he spent half of it praising then-outgoing president Jiang Zemin and his "Three Represents" theory.
Yesterday at the Great Hall of the People, Xi Jinping had his first opportunity to give the world indication of what sort of leader he plans to be, and during his speech Xi not only left out any mention of Hu but also what Hu wants to be his political legacy, a 'scientific concept of development'.
'Harmonious society' also failed to get a shout-out, as did Mao Zedong, but Xi was generous enough to give Hu a handshake for the cameras.

 

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