State leaves little to chance as media follows prepared script

I have no doubt that there will be a pre-election by Beijing loyalists for the next chief executive. The evidence lies in the press conferences of newly appointed Premier Li Keqiang and listed oil giant PetroChina.

First, the premier's maiden meet-the-press session. Isn't it interesting that the moderator was able to say "the lady in the fourth row in the yellow section" in a split second when picking one among 800 eager faces wanting to ask a question?

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