It's official: Xi Jinping is China's most powerful leader in decades

By Philip Wen
Updated October 28 2016 - 6:11pm, first published 4:38pm
China's President Xi Jinping, who is pushing China's ambitious infrastructure One Belt One Road plan. Photo: NG HAN GUAN
China's President Xi Jinping, who is pushing China's ambitious infrastructure One Belt One Road plan. Photo: NG HAN GUAN

Beijing: China's ruling Communist Party has elevated Xi Jinping to the "core" of its leadership, a move designed to convey unquestioned authority on the back of the president's bruising campaign against corruption, factionalism and dissent.

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