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Socialism as I understand it is a system of democracy. Without democracy, there is no socialism.

Wen Jiabao

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Wen Jiabao
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: September 15
Economist
Engineer
Geologist
Politician
Municipality of Tianjin
Jiabao Wen
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