CHINA-HONGKONG: LEADERSHIP
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A report in the US-based Chinese political news website Duowei stated that Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang has been ordered by Chinese President and Chinese Communist Party chief Xi Jinping to remain on standby to handle the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. A little over two weeks before Occupy Central officially began, the 59-year-old Wang Yang made a highly public trip to Guangdong province, on the border with Hong Kong, to inspect work related to foreign trade. According to state media, Wang Yang, who was Guangdong Party Secretary between 2007 and 2012, made visits to various cities in the province between Sept. 11 and 12, including Shenzhen, Dongguan and Zhuhai.
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