Hu takes over China&#39;s top military job from ageing Jiang
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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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Chinese President Hu Jintao is set to oust political rivals, promote allies to key posts and emerge politically stronger from a Communist Party conclave.
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Chinese Communist Party chief Hu Jintao has taken command of the world&#39;s largest military, inheriting the challenge of transforming a 2.5-million-strong force long bent on making money into a world-class war machine.
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All eyes are on Hu as he takes control of the worldâs most populous state. here was reason to breathe a sigh of relief Sunday as Chinaâs former President Jiang Zemin ceded control over the military to his successor, Hu Jintao.
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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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BEIJING - China replaced its finance minister yesterday amid rumors that he might be involved in a sex scandal, and a new chief of secret police was also named. The reshuffle appeared aimed at putting President Hu Jintao's allies in key positions before a Communist Party meeting that will set policies for the next five years.
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China&#39;s Communist Party chief Hu Jintao moved a close political ally out of a problem-plauged province on Monday and analysts say he will make more personnel changes as he continues to consolidate power.
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Jiang Zemin, head of China&#39;s military and former president, may step down on Sunday, handing full power to his successor, Hu Jintao.
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BEIJING : Chinese President Hu Jintao praised the achievements of late paramount leader Deng Xiaoping, the father of China&#39;s modernisation drive, as the country marked the centenary of his birth.
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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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President Hu Jintao ( è¡é¦æ¿¤ ) could ease China&#39;s hardline stance on Taiwan and Hong Kong now that his predecessor Jiang Zemin ( æ±æ¾¤æ° ) has retired but major policy changes are unlikely, analysts said yesterday.
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China&#39;s Communist Party opened a four-day, closed-door meeting on Thursday that will decide whether military chief Jiang Zemin completes a leadership succession by passing on his last post to party chief Hu Jintao.
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BEIJING  - Former president Jiang Zemin turned over his last major post as chairman of the commission that runs China's military to his successor Hu Jintao, the government said Sunday, completing the country's first peaceful leadership transition since its 1949 revolution.
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Capping a rocky but peaceful transition of power, China&#39;s ruling Communist Party on Sunday eased former paramount leader Jiang Zemin out of his last formal post as head of the military
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Description: As leaders of China&#39;s Communist Party meet in Beijing, much of the focus is on the rivalry between President Hu Jintao and former President Jiang Zemin.
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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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Chinese President Hu Jintao Monday praised Jiang Zemin, who retired from the chairmanship of the Central Military Commission (CMC) of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Sunday, for easing in a new era of Chinese leadership and for his &quot;noble character