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How sick rulers made for messy transfers of power in Imperial China




Immediately after Donald Trump tested positive for Covid-19, the question arose of who would run the country if the United States president became too ill to do so. Many nations have properly defined protocols for the transfer of political power when the incumbent heads of government are incapacitated. In the US, the line of succession is clear: the vice-president, followed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, the president pro tempore of the Senate, then the secretary of state, and…



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