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Xi Jinping, 59, led the new Politburo Standing Committee across the stage at the Great Hall of the People, a walk that introduces him as leader.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, one of the members of new seven-seat Politburo Standing Committee, delivers a speech at the Great Hall of the People on November 15, 2012 in Beijing, China. China's ruling Communist Party today revealed the new Politburo Standing Committee after its 18th congress.

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