Merkel Boosts Wang’s Political Prospects With Guangdong Trip
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Wang Yang, the Communist Party chairman of China’s most populous province, got the chance to raise his profile ahead of the country’s leadership transition when he met today with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Wang has gained a reputation as a political and economic reformer during his four years in charge of Guangdong, the province with the largest economy in China that is one of the world’s biggest manufacturing centers and had a higher gross domestic product than Saudi Arabia.