BEIJING (Reuters) - Candidates to rule China after Communist Party chief Hu Jintao's generation retires are being appraised for their loyalty to ensure they will not dig the party's grave after assuming power one day, sources said.
The party also is assessing fifth-generation leaders -- who will follow the fourth headed by Hu -- for their ability to manage crises and probing whether their families are involved in any wrongdoing, the sources with ties to the leadership said, requesting anonymity.
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