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David’s rundown of the last two members of China’s real-life version of the Seven.

This is Part 4 of a series. If you missed them, go back and read Part 1, Part 2, or Part 3.

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The Final Two (from Seven)

 

According to the BBC’s sources there are two more candidates for the Standing Committee of the Politburo who are, as like as not, going to form the Seven who’ll be ruling China in the decade to come. One of these – and reported to be about to become Vice Premier – is Liu Yunshan. Only let’s leave him until last. Just why I’ll come to. Continue reading The Final Two (from Seven)

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Another Two Towards Seven

 

Next on my list is Wang Qishan, born in Qingdao, in Shandong province, up in the north east of China, facing Korea across the Yellow Sea, though, like Xi Jinping, his family hail from Shanxi. A historian by training, he was Governor of the China Construction Bank from 1994 to 1997, but is best known for being the Mayor of Beijing from 2004 onward. Now, as far as the USA is concerned, Wang Qishan is one of the most important of the Seven, because its Wang Qishan who was appointed as special representative to chair the Economic Track of the US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue – from the Chinese side, of course. Continue reading Another Two Towards Seven

David continues to introduce us to the real-life Seven. Full text after the break.

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Two More Towards Making The Seven

Number two in the Standing Committee, and its youngest member, is Li Keqiang, who was born in Anhui Province, in central China, on 1^st July 1955. As chief lieutenant to Premier Wen Jiabao, Li Keqiang has a lot of experience of working at the highest level of government and will be the Vice Premier of the People’s Republic. Continue reading Two More Towards Making The Seven

Another blog post, just sent along by the man himself. Full text after the break.

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Introducing… the Seven!

On the fifteenth of October, the politburo of the Communist Party of China decided that the nine-
man “Standing Committee” – in effect, the men who run China – would be cut from nine to seven
for the once-a-decade election of members on the 9th of November.

This, to any reader of Chung Kuo, is all too freakily familiar. The Seven, eh? Wonder where I’ve heard
that before?

Continue reading Introducing… the Seven!

David sends along this short bit of self-deprecating humor. I’m hoping for a short story one of these days.

I’m not sure if this comes before or after The Mooooooo-dle Kingdom in the sequence, but I’m sure The Dispigsionist faction will give the Cows some trouble on the farm.

Have your own Chung Kao puns? Leave them in the comments.

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Chung Cow… Empire of Butter

In an udder reality, the cows have taken over. Worse than that… they’re Chinese Kaos and they think
the grass is greener, here in the West. As their mile-high barns cover the planet, they mean to milk
their enemies dry. Under the great tyrant Dung Chew, they are out to extend their great empire of
butter out into the universe.

“Perhaps the best epic series ever written about cheese!” – The Farmyard Chronicle

“Gets butter and butter… a true udder-puller!” – The Milker Monthly

“As smooth as a pale of milk!” – The Denver Dairyman

“Best in its field!” – Cow, Sheep and Chicken Weekly