Calm handover of top China post
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HONG KONGâChina&#39;s Communist Party has completed its first peaceful transfer of power, announcing the retirement yesterday of Jiang Zemin as chairman of the powerful Central Military Commission.
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BEIJING -- More than a year after becoming China's president, Hu Jintao was handed the full reins of power yesterday when his predecessor, Jiang Zemin, gave up the nation's most powerful military post.
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Hu Jintao became the undisputed leader of China yesterday as the country completed its first orderly transfer of power in the communist era with the departure of former President Jiang Zemin from his top military post.
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Former Chairman Jiang Zemin&#39;s graceful resignation from the Communist Party of China&#39;s Central Military Commission on Sunday determined he would be remembered with respect, in this country and beyond.
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Asia's financial markets got off to a calm start to the week on Monday with investors waiting to hear from top central banks what to make of the turmoil that has kept markets on edge for weeks.
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Chinese greeted the news on Sunday that ageing leader Jiang Zemin had retired from politics for good with kind words about the outgoing commander-in-chief and high hopes for the future under his successor, Hu Jintao.
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BEIJING -- From the walled compounds where China's Communist leadership runs the country has come the word: no more porn. No more nudity on the Internet. No more late-night erotica on the phone. Goodbye to racy text messages on the mobile.
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Former president Jiang Zemin gave up  the top job in China's military on Sunday, handing over his  last post to Communist Party chief Hu Jintao to complete a  historic leadership transition to a younger generation.
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WASHINGTON : China, invited to the table of the world&#39;s top financial powers for the first time, did not appear to buckle to pressure to speed up moves to adjust or end a currency peg that many say distorts global trade flows.
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BEIJING : Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin&#39;s resignation as his country&#39;s military chief marks the complete orderly transfer of power from the third to the fourth generation of leaders.
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Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency)  Yichang, Feb.
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Jiang Zemin gave up the top job in  China's military on Sunday, handing over the post to Communist  Party chief Hu Jintao and completing a historic leadership  transition to a younger generation.
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China's communists wrap up a key leadership meeting Sunday amid speculation over whether former President Jiang Zemin is giving up his last major post, accelerating a handover of power to his successor, Hu Jintao.
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China&#39;s president, Hu Jintao, replaced Jiang Zemin as the country&#39;s military chief and de facto top leader on Sunday, state media announced, completing the first orderly transfer
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Sunday&#39;s departure of Jiang Zemin as head of China&#39;s military was a surprise, though rumors of a power struggle with
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Updating Confucius to the stresses of a fast-changing nation.
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China's ageing former paramount ruler Jiang Zemin is expected to give up his last official post when a high-level meeting of the ruling Communist Party ends later.