BEIJING - For decades, one-time membership in the Communist Youth League (CYL) the youth wing of the Communist Party of China (CPC), was a fast track to the top.
Since 1982, the CYL has produced six Politburo Standing Committee members - the apex of power in China. Two of the six - Mr Hu Yaobang and Mr Hu Jintao, who are not related - once served as general secretary, the top job in the party.
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