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Meet Wang Huning, the brain behind Xi Jinping's Chinese Dream and OBOR

Wang Huning, known in China as the brains behind Xi Jinping's major campaigns, will be ensuring the party's mandates are enforced throughout the system.

Throughout Xi Jinping's first term, he was the constant companion by his side. The diminutive, bespectacled official accompanied him everywhere, from Gujarat to California, and in China he was known as the brains behind Xi's major campaigns, from the 'Chinese Dream' at home to 'One Belt, One Road' abroad. On October 25, Wang Huning finally stepped out of the shadows, taking his place as the fifth ranked

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