BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Chinese party unveils new leadersThey walked out onto the stage in order of rank, with Xi Jinping at the head of the new appointees. Chinese Communist tradition dictates that the first new face of the new generation becomes the heir apparent, says the BBC's James Reynolds in Beijing. As things stand, Xi Jinping can expect to take over from Hu Jintao in 2012, our correspondent says. Mr Xi, the son of a high-ranked party elder, has
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