BEIJING: When Chinese President and Communist Party boss Hu Jintao convenes a key party meeting on Thursday he will mark his first two years in power, a period that has been shadowed closely by his predecessor, military supremo Jiang Zemin.
In recent months, signs have appeared that Hu is chomping at the bit, eager to see Jiang fully step down and relinquish his grip, similar to the way late Deng Xiaoping opened the door for Jiang in 1989.
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