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Wang Qishan is helping Xi Jinping cement his legacy

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We weren’t sure it was even possible. But Wang Qishan – the head of the Party’s disciplinary unit – has further politicized Party inspections.

“Politics” will now be required to underpin the “actual business” of each cadre in the system.

What does that mean? Cadres’ actions need to refle...