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Xi Jinping given new status among leadership

The new powers will now give Xi ample leverage to push ahead anti-graft measures and economic reforms [Xinhua]
Chinese President Xi Jinping won significant support from the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China when its sixth plenary session concluded on Thursday with a declaration confirming his continued role as the party’s secretary-general and that he is the “core” of the country’s leadership.