Exclusive: Former China president Hu approved probe into aide - sources

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping secured the blessing of his still influential predecessor, Hu Jintao, before launching a corruption probe against a former senior aide to Hu - a sign that internal Communist Party harmony and respect for elders still holds sway in Xi's historic crackdown on official graft.

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