Beidaihe Meeting Unexpectedly 'Contentious'

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(1) Ian Johnson and Jonathan Ansfield, Off-Script Scramble for Power in a Chinese Leader’s Absence. New York Times, Sept 14, 2012.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/1 ... rty-off-script.html
("a contentious meeting in early August at the seaside resort of Beidaihe * * * [where] Mr Hu, who has been criticized as having been an overly cautious and ineffective leader during his decade in power, was also seen as defensive and gloomy")

(2) Benjamin Kang Lim and Sui-Lee Wee, Exclusive: China's Xi recovering from bad back, could appear soon - sources. Reuters, Sept 14, 2012 (6 hours ago).
http://www.reuters.com/article/2 ... USBRE88D0FJ20120914

Note: 媒体报道:习近平很有可能本周六公开露面. VOA Chinese, Sept 14, 2012
http://www.voachinese.com/conten ... 120914/1507948.html
, which basically translates the Reuters report, identifies journalist Benjamin Kang Lim as 林洸耀.