(L to R) Hu Jintao, Xi Jinping and Jiang Zemin at the closing session of the 19th National Congress. Photo: REUTERS (L to R) Hu Jintao, Xi Jinping and Jiang Zemin at the closing session of the 19th National Congress. Photo: REUTERS
(L to R) Hu Jintao, Xi Jinping and Jiang Zemin at the closing session of the 19th National Congress. Photo: REUTERS
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Anti-corruption chief Wang Qishan steps down from top Chinese leadership as Xi Jinping’s name is enshrined in Communist Party charter

Move puts leader on par with Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping

Topic |   China's leadership reshuffle 2017
Choi Chi-yuk
Choi Chi-yuk

Updated: 2:55pm, 20 Jul, 2018

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(L to R) Hu Jintao, Xi Jinping and Jiang Zemin at the closing session of the 19th National Congress. Photo: REUTERS (L to R) Hu Jintao, Xi Jinping and Jiang Zemin at the closing session of the 19th National Congress. Photo: REUTERS
(L to R) Hu Jintao, Xi Jinping and Jiang Zemin at the closing session of the 19th National Congress. Photo: REUTERS
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