Fashion Tips from the Politburo

What to wear when you're climbing the Chinese leadership ladder.

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

 

But perhaps most memorable are the enormous tortoise-shell glasses of former President Jiang Zemin (right). When he retired in 2002, Chinese presidential eyewear was scaled-back: though outgoing President Hu Jintao wears large specs himself, they're a less visible wire frame. Above, Hu and Jiang at the opening session of the 18th Congress.

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