Sudden Death of Former Shanghai Mayor Draws Attention to Infighting Within Chinese Leadership

(L-R) China's former leader Hu Jintao, Xi Jinping, and former leader Jiang Zemin attend the closing of the 19th Communist Party Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on Oct. 24, 2017. Lintao Zhang/Getty Images

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With the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) getting closer, the death of Yang Xiong, former mayor of Shanghai, has drawn people’s attention to the power struggle within the CCP, especially between Xi Jinping and former leader Jiang Zemin.