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10.31.16Xi Jinping is China’s “Core” Leader: Here’s What That Means
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President Xi got a lift when the CCP give him the title of "Core" Leader last week. But what does that mean for Mr. Xi and China’s political future?
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10.27.16China’s Communist Party Declares Xi Jinping ‘Core’ Leader
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The term suggests Mr. Xi has already joined the same revered league as Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping before a big shake-up in the party’s top ranks next year
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10.24.16China’s 6th Plenum Begins With a Focus on Intra-Party Discipline: What to Expect
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The highlight of China’s 2016 political calendar, the Sixth Plenum of the 18th Party Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, kicked off on Monday