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China's 'model' communist village in trouble / V000_9BU7JR
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A statue of Mao Tse-tung sits a stone's throw from a luxury skyscraper: Huaxi was intended as a "model village" led by a Party visionary who transformed farmers into millionaires while remaining close to China's ideals.
But Huaxi's success story has soured, sunk by a blend of nepotism and political patronage which experts say may hold wider lessons for the pitfalls of "capitalism with Chinese characteristics" in a country where power emanates from the Communist Party. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES