Exile Guo Wengui casts shadow over China’s party congress

Financial Times ^ | October 17, 2017 | Lucy Hornby

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If anyone thought that what happens in the Chinese Communist party stays in the Chinese Communist party, a determined gadfly ensconced in New York has proven them wrong.

This week’s five-yearly party congress will reveal which top officials will serve President Xi Jinping during his second term, who will in turn become contenders for the next generation to take power in China — a process usually cloaked in stilted rituals and turgid slogans.

Enter Guo Wengui, the cheerfully tweeting star of this year’s political drama. For months, the Chinese businessman in exile has offered his 500,000 followers a salacious glimpse into corruption and bare-knuckle politics in China.

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Someone on BBC said it ttook a year to write President Xi’s speech and was approved and red stamped by everyone ,LOL