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  • China: Anti-Japan protests may signal power struggle

    05/03/2005 5:27:23 AM PDT · by TigerLikesRooster · 2 replies · 253+ views
    Asia Times ^ | 05/03/05 | Bennett Richardson
    Anti-Japan protests may signal power struggle By Bennett Richardson TOKYO - Anti-Japan violence, statements and other developments in China suggest the recent political situation in Beijing has been less stable than outward appearances indicate and that a hidden power struggle may have occurred during the past few weeks of unrest. State-run newspapers in China have recently suggested that the anti-Japan riots across the country are part of a plot to destabilize the Chinese leadership, and have taken pains to emphasize the conciliatory tone of Chinese President Hu Jintao during a recent meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on the...