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BEIJING, Oct 14 (Reuters) – China’s ruling Communist Party will reshuffle its leadership when it holds a once-in-five-years Congress starting Oct 16, with Xi Jinping widely expected to stay on for a third term as general secretary, China’s senior-most position. That break with precedent makes it even harder than usual to predict the makeup of Xi’s next Politburo Standing Committee, including who replaces No.2 leader Li Keqiang as premier when he retires from the post in March. The makeup of the PSC – it now has seven members, but that number is not set in stone – matters because the…
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