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China's Communist Party has unveiled the leadership line-up that will steer the country for the next five years.China's Communist Party has unveiled the leadership line-up that will steer the country for the next five years.
Both President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao won new terms, while four new faces joined the party's top body, the Politburo Standing Committee. President Hu Jintao won a second term as party and army chief, while four new faces joined the party's top body, the Politburo Standing Committee.
They included two men seen as potential successors to Mr Hu in 2012 - Shanghai party chief Xi Jinping and Liaoning province's Li Keqiang.They included two men seen as potential successors to Mr Hu in 2012 - Shanghai party chief Xi Jinping and Liaoning province's Li Keqiang.
The changes were announced at the end of the party's five-yearly congress.The changes were announced at the end of the party's five-yearly congress.
He Guoqiang, the party's organisation chief, and Zhou Yongkang, the minister for public security, also joined the powerful nine-member Standing Committee. The powerful nine-member Standing Committee was elected by the party's 204-member Central Committee.
The four new additions replace three of the country's most senior leaders - Vice President Zeng Qinghong and lawmakers Luo Gan and Wu Guanzheng - who are stepping down. STANDING COMMITTEE Hu JintaoWu BangguoWen JiabaoJia Qinglin Li Changchun Xi Jinping * Li Keqiang*He Guoqiang*Zhou Yongkang * * denotes new member class="" href="/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7055718.stm">New member profiles
A fourth Standing Committee member, Huang Ju, died in the summer. Premier Wen Jiabao was reappointed to the committee, indicating another term in office for him.
He Guoqiang, the party's organisation chief, and Zhou Yongkang, the minister for public security, were the other two new additions to the committee.
The four new members replace three of the country's most senior leaders - Vice President Zeng Qinghong and lawmakers Luo Gan and Wu Guanzheng - who are stepping down.
A fourth committee member, Huang Ju, died in the summer.
Mr Hu appeared before the press in Beijing's Great Hall of the People to introduce the new leadership line-up, who filed in in order of rank.
"We are fully aware of our difficult tasks and great responsibilities," he said.