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The black sedan taking Chen Zhenggao to a high-level meeting stopped at the red gate of a sprawling complex west of the Forbidden City on July 28.

The steel security barrier, with its black-and-yellow stripes, was lowered as the car approached. With a crisp salute from armed police soldiers, the car took Chen into Zhongnanhai, the center of political power in China.