BEIJING -- When Chinese President Xi Jinping assembled a new Communist Party Politburo for his third term as the party leader, he picked loyalists from different phases of his career to make sure no particular group would become a dominant force.
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China's new Politburo: United only by loyalty to Xi Jinping
Fight for top positions looms as two dozen members share little connection
Chinese Communist Party Central Committee members hold a news conference on Oct. 24. The seven-member Politburo Standing Committee is at the top of the party hierarchy, followed by the Politburo then the much larger Central Committee. © Kyodo
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