Communist Party general secretary Xi Jinping (right) and predecessors Hu Jintao and Jiang Zemin in Beijing in 2014. Photo: Reuters
Communist Party general secretary Xi Jinping (right) and predecessors Hu Jintao and Jiang Zemin in Beijing in 2014. Photo: Reuters
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Pendulum of power makes Xi Jinping a ‘core’ leader in mould of Jiang Zemin

Nine-member Politburo Standing Committee diluted Hu Jintao’s grip on power during his 10 years as China’s Communist Party chief

Choi Chi-yuk
Choi Chi-yuk

Updated: 7:03am, 5 Nov, 2016

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Communist Party general secretary Xi Jinping (right) and predecessors Hu Jintao and Jiang Zemin in Beijing in 2014. Photo: Reuters
Communist Party general secretary Xi Jinping (right) and predecessors Hu Jintao and Jiang Zemin in Beijing in 2014. Photo: Reuters
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