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中国一位高官力图淡化一场涉及重庆市委书记薄熙来的政治戏剧。此时这幕仍在上演的戏剧正引起越来越多的猜测,认为它反映出高层正在围绕接下来的中央领导人换届而展开权力斗争。
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A senior Chinese official sought to play down an unfolding political drama involving Chongqing's Communist Party chief, Bo Xilai, amid rising speculation that it signaled a high-level struggle over the coming national leadership transition.