POST: China: The leadership succession battle for 2022 begins, By Geoff Dyer, Gideon Rachman's Blog, December 1, 2009

Earliest sightings of 6th generation-types moving into the upper-middle slots and thus presaging front-runners for 2022. It's like an up-and-comer winning the California governorship. Doesn't guarantee anything, but does give you a strong heads-up regarding potential players.

(Thanks: Terry McCormick)