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Xi Jinping and Jiang Jiang
Analysts say Chinese officials will be careful not to let Jiang's death become a flashpoint at another time of national tension. Authorities lifted some lockdowns in some cities on Wednesday, while also cracking down in other areas with police arresting and intimidating protesters. Will Xi Jinping's predecessor Hu Jintao attend? He was ushered out of the hall seemingly against his will during October's tightly scripted Communist Party Congress.