China's Xi stacks new inner circle with loyalists for third term

Shanghai party boss Li Qiang clinches No. 2 spot; Vice Premier Hu Chunhua demoted

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From left, China's new Politburo Standing Committee members Li Xi, Cai Qi, Zhao Leji, Xi Jinping, Li Qiang, Wang Huning and Ding Xuexiang, stand in front of the media at Beijing's Great Hall of the People on Oct. 23. (Photo by Yusuke Hinata)

CK TAN, Nikkei staff writer

BEIJING -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday unveiled a new leadership team stacked with loyalists as he looks to consolidate his power in a precedent-busting third term.

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