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BEIJING – Key members of China’s Communist Party were determined at the national congress, which is held every five years and concluded this week.
On Wednesday, members of the party’s highest body, the Politburo Standing Committee were announced, with President Xi Jinping returning for a second five-year term as party general secretary.
Premier Li Keqiang also remains in place as his No. 2, while the other five members are all newcomers taking the place of those who retired due to unwritten age limits.
Profiles of all seven committee members, listed by seniority:
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XI JINPING
The head of the Communist Party since 2012 and state president since 2013, Xi has established himself as a fervent nationalist and China’s most powerful leader since Deng Xiaoping in the 1980s.
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