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| Chinese Vice-Premier Huang dies | Chinese Vice-Premier Huang dies |
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| Chinese Vice-Premier Huang Ju, one of the most senior leaders in China, has died aged 68 in Beijing, the official Xinhua news agency has reported. | |
| Huang was in charge of financial and economic policymaking in the Politburo, China's highest decision-making body. | Huang was in charge of financial and economic policymaking in the Politburo, China's highest decision-making body. |
| He had not attended official functions since March 2006, when it was announced he was ill, reportedly with cancer. | He had not attended official functions since March 2006, when it was announced he was ill, reportedly with cancer. |
| An official obituary described him as a "long-tested and faithful Communist fighter" and an "outstanding leader". | An official obituary described him as a "long-tested and faithful Communist fighter" and an "outstanding leader". |
| Huang was one of the closest allies of the former Communist Party leader, Jiang Zemin, and formed part of Mr Jiang's so-called "Shanghai Gang" - the top leaders who emerged from China's financial capital to help him run the country. | |
| When Jiang Zemin stepped down and was succeeded by President Hu Jintao, Huang remained in place, a powerful voice to lobby for the promotion of the former president's supporters. | |
| Correspondents say Huang's death will give Mr Hu an opportunity to further consolidate his power base. |