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The ‘People’s Premier’ on Facebook

Screen shot of Wen Jiabao’s Facebook page Just how approachable is Chinese Premier “Grandpa Wen” Jiabao? So far, he’s the only known living Chinese leader to have a Facebook page , though it’s impossible to tell whether he... ...full story at China Journal

from China Journal on Wed, May 28 2008

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