China's Hu takes Army reins
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Former President Jiang Zemin resigns his post as head of military.
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MARK COLVIN: In China, President Hu Jintao has now assumed control of the military, marking his rise to full power after a leadership change that began in late 2002.
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China&#39;s former President Jiang Zemin resigned as head of the country&#39;s military, leaving President Hu Jintao as undisputed leader of the world&#39;s most populous nation.
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The changes in the Communist Partyâs leadership lineup modestly enhance the authority President Hu Jintao.
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China's Communist Party chief Hu Jintao is seeking to cement his grip on power at a closed-door party meeting which began on Sunday while further whittling away at the residual influence of his predecessor, Jiang Zemin.
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BEIJING Sept. 20, 2004 - President Hu Jintao&#39;s new status as commander of China&#39;s military should strengthen efforts to fight corruption and control a surging economy, forcing resistant lower-level officials
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When President Hu Jintao opens the 17th Chinese Communist Party congress on October 15, he will be seeking to oust key rivals, name a successor and finally emerge from the shadow of his once powerful predecessor, Jiang Zemin.
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BEIJING President Hu Jintao replaced Jiang Zemin as China&#39;s military chief and de facto top leader on Sunday, completing the first orderly transfer of power in Chinese Communist Party history, state media announced.
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WASHINGTON - The United States looks forward to expanding ties with China under President Hu Jintao, who has also just taken over as military chief of the most populous nation.
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China's president, Hu Jintao, replaced Jiang Zemin as the country's military chief to complete the first orderly transfer of power in Communist Party history.
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Former president Jiang Zemin has given up the top job in China&#39;s military, 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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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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Jiang Zemin, China&#39;s military chief and longtime senior leader, may formally step down on Sunday, putting President Hu Jintao in full command of the Chinese Army, state and
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China's ruling Communist Party unveiled  a new leadership line-up on Monday, including two men  positioned to eventually succeed President Hu Jintao and  government head Premier Wen Jiabao.
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The former Chinese President, Jiang Zemin, has tendered his resignation as head of the People&#39;s Liberation Army, according to reports yesterday, raising hopes for political reform in the world&#39;s most populous nation.
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BEIJING : Chinese President Hu Jintao was named Sunday to replace elderly leader Jiang Zemin as head of China&#39;s powerful Central Military Commission, state press said.
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BEIJING, Oct. 22 -- Xi Jinping looked a little uncomfortable in the spotlight as President Hu Jintao introduced him Monday as the ranking newcomer in the Communist Party's elite Politburo Standing Committee. Li Keqiang, next in line in the nine-man club of China's senior mandarins, seemed more...