Tokyo | Xi Jinping has appointed a new leadership team of fierce loyalists and eliminated politically moderate officials from the Communist Party elite, as he was confirmed as China's ruler for life with a historic third term. Striding into a conference room in Beijing's Great Hall of the People with the other six members of his new cabinet on Sunday, Mr Xi confirmed his appointment as China's leader for the next five years. President Xi Jinping speaks to media after securing a third term as head of China's Communist Party. Getty He also announced four new members of his seven-man…
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