(BBC) China confirms leadership change

Xi Jinping has been confirmed as the man to lead China for the next decade.

Mr Xi led the new Politburo Standing Committee onto the stage at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, signalling his elevation to the top of China’s ruling Communist Party.

The party faced great challenges but would work to meet “expectations of both history and the people”, he said.

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