Inner Mongolia’s old order makes way as outsider replaces member of local political dynasty as chairwoman

Source: China – South China Morning PostInner Mongolia will see a changing of the political guard after Bu Xiaolin, a member of one of the region’s leading political families, said she would step down as chairwoman of the Chinese region.Bu is the granddaughter of Ulanhu, an influential Communist general whose family remains a powerful political force in the region, providing five chairmen and women and occupying important commercial and cultural roles.Wang Lixia, 55, an ethnic Mongolian from the neighbouring Liaoning province, has…Read More