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China's New President

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Oct 20, 2010
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So little is known of Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping that even seasoned Sinologists are at pains to pin down the fifth-generation cadre who will become General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party at the 18th Party Congress in late 2012 – and State President soon afterwards.

The 57-year-old Xi's status as crown prince was confirmed on Monday, when…

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