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| Chinese party unveils new leaders | Chinese party unveils new leaders |
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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. |
| 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. | 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 the head of Liaoning province, Li Keqiang. | They included two men seen as potential successors to Mr Hu in 2012 - Shanghai party chief Xi Jinping and the head of Liaoning province, 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. |
| The powerful nine-member Standing Committee was elected by the party's 204-member Central Committee. | The powerful nine-member Standing Committee was elected by the party's 204-member Central Committee. |
| STANDING COMMITTEE Hu JintaoWu BangguoWen JiabaoJia Qinglin Li Changchun Xi Jinping * Li Keqiang*He Guoqiang*Zhou Yongkang * * denotes new member New member profiles | STANDING COMMITTEE Hu JintaoWu BangguoWen JiabaoJia Qinglin Li Changchun Xi Jinping * Li Keqiang*He Guoqiang*Zhou Yongkang * * denotes new member New member profiles |
| Premier Wen Jiabao was reappointed to the committee, indicating another five-year term in office for him. Both he and Mr Hu are expected to have new terms approved when parliament meets in March. | Premier Wen Jiabao was reappointed to the committee, indicating another five-year term in office for him. Both he and Mr Hu are expected to have new terms approved when parliament meets in March. |
| He Guoqiang, the party's organisation chief, and Zhou Yongkang, the minister for public security, were the other two new additions to the committee. | 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. | A fourth committee member, Huang Ju, died in the summer. |
| Heirs apparent? | Heirs apparent? |
| The new line-up appeared together in Beijing's Great Hall of the People, all wearing black suits and red ties. | The new line-up appeared together in Beijing's Great Hall of the People, all wearing black suits and red ties. |
| Announcing the changes, Mr Hu told the press that the new committee was "fully aware of our difficult tasks and great responsibilities". | Announcing the changes, Mr Hu told the press that the new committee was "fully aware of our difficult tasks and great responsibilities". |
| The committee walked out onto the stage in order of rank, with Xi Jinping at the head of the new appointees. | The committee walked out onto the stage in order of rank, with Xi Jinping at the head of the new appointees. |
| Xi Jinping (L) and Li Keqiang are seen as leadership contendersChinese Communist tradition dictates that the first new face of the new generation becomes the heir apparent, says the BBC's James Reynolds in Beijing. | Xi Jinping (L) and Li Keqiang are seen as leadership contendersChinese Communist tradition dictates that the first new face of the new generation becomes the heir apparent, says the BBC's James Reynolds in Beijing. |
| So as things stand right now, Xi Jinping can expect to take over from Hu Jintao in 2012, our correspondent says. | So as things stand right now, Xi Jinping can expect to take over from Hu Jintao in 2012, our correspondent says. |
| Mr Xi, the son of a high-ranked party elder, has held top party positions in several provinces, most recently in Shanghai after the party leader there, Chen Liangyu, was sacked for corruption. | Mr Xi, the son of a high-ranked party elder, has held top party positions in several provinces, most recently in Shanghai after the party leader there, Chen Liangyu, was sacked for corruption. |
| But the man who followed him onto the stage, Li Keqiang, is also seen as strong contender for the presidency. | But the man who followed him onto the stage, Li Keqiang, is also seen as strong contender for the presidency. |
| A law graduate of Peking University, he won plaudits for his work to revitalise the economy in the north-eastern province of Liaoning. | A law graduate of Peking University, he won plaudits for his work to revitalise the economy in the north-eastern province of Liaoning. |
| The Chinese president, meanwhile, is seen as having solidified his grip on power as a result of the eight-day conference, analysts say. | The Chinese president, meanwhile, is seen as having solidified his grip on power as a result of the eight-day conference, analysts say. |
| The departure of Zeng Qinghong, an ally of former President Jiang Zemin, is seen as a boost, as is the party's decision to enshrine his "scientific outlook on development" into its constitution. | The departure of Zeng Qinghong, an ally of former President Jiang Zemin, is seen as a boost, as is the party's decision to enshrine his "scientific outlook on development" into its constitution. |