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Call me crazy, but do Chinese President Hu Jintao and his predecessor Jiang Zemin really need name tags for the Chinese Communist Party Congress? FENG LI/Getty Images News

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Call me crazy, but do Chinese President Hu Jintao and his predecessor Jiang Zemin really need name tags for the Chinese Communist Party Congress?

Call me crazy, but do Chinese President Hu Jintao and his predecessor Jiang Zemin really need name tags for the Chinese Communist Party Congress?

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