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Now it is Hu's turn to move allies from his Youth League days into advantageous positions on the political chessboard.
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It was at this conjuncture that Mr. Wilson made his appearance and threw all the pieces on the political chessboard into weird confusion.
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With the leading delegates thus drifting and the pieces on the political chessboard bewilderingly disposed, outsiders came to look upon the Conference as a lottery.
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Why should they be the pawns of the political chessboard, played without any regard for human life by diplomats and war lords and high financiers?