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BEIJING (Reuters) - One of China's most senior financial officials is likely to lead the fight against corruption, a top priority in the world's second-biggest economy, following his appointment to a key council at the end of the Communist Party's 18th congress on Wednesday. Known as "the chief firefighter", Wang Qishan, 64, is currently the vice-premier in charge of economic affairs, under Premier Wen Jiabao. Wang, an experienced trade negotiator and former banker, sorted out a debt crisis in southern Guangdong province where he was vice governor in the late 1990s. ...More...