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Tuesday, 23 October 2007

CPPCC Annual Session 2007 - recap

The Communist Party of China (CPC) closed its 17th National Congress on Sunday, endorsing the incorporation of the scientific outlook on development into the Party Constitution and installing a new 371-member Central Committee and a 127-member Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

Some of the highlights

Hu Jintao re-elected CPC Chief for second term

Chinese President Hu Jintao was re-elected on Monday as the General Secretary of the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) for a second term till 2012, signalling political stability and continuity in the world's most populous nation.

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CPC seeks close co-op from non-communist parties

The Communist Party of China (CPC), China's ruling party, has pledged to work closely with its long-term partners, non-communist parties and the All-China Federations of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC).

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All nine new leaders

China on Monday unveiled a new leadership team that gave President Hu Jintao a stronger hand in governing the country and put forward potential successors to take over power from him in 2012.

The new committee and the 25-member Politburo underneath it that was also announced Monday contained more Hu allies than in previous versions, which had similarly been stacked by former president Jiang Zemin before he stood down.

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