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With China's 18th Party Congress now concluded, the new leadership has been announced and seven people named to the Politburo Standing Committee. This once-a-decade power transition will have significant impact on China’s political, economic and financial development and reforms, as well as its foreign policy and military ambitions. Brookings experts examine the new generation of leaders and their potential impact on the country’s direction in the foreseeable feature.

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Xi Jinping's Inner Circle: The Shaanxi Gang

January 30, 2014, Cheng Li

Like successful politicians elsewhere, President Xi Jinping assumed China’s top leadership role with the support of an inner circle which has been crucial to his efforts to consolidate power. As Cheng Li explains, Xi’s inner circle has smoothed the way for him to undertake a bold anti-corruption campaign, manage the Bo Xilai trial and begin the process of crafting ambitious economic reforms.

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China's New Leaders

China's New Leaders

Before China's 18th Party Congress, Cheng Li profiled 25 possible members of the Politburo, examining their backgrounds, family and patron-client ties, political prospects and policy preferences. See Li's profiles of the seven individuals who were named to the Politburo Standing Committee: