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The Communist Party's 18th Congress helps turn power into wealth

By He Qinglian Created: November 13, 2012 Last Updated: November 13, 2012

http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/opinion/open-alliance-of-power-and-money-meets-in-beijing-314232.html

People sharing a scooter ride past oil rigs in Cangzhou on Feb. 25, 2009, in northern China's Hebei Province. Politically connected families control China's major industries, with the oil industry dominated by the family of security czar Zhou Yongkang. (Frederic J. Bwown/AFP/Getty Images)

The United States presidential and general elections and the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) 18th Party Congress, which commences its once-in-a-decade process of installing new leadership, were held almost simultaneously this year.