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	China up close January 10, 2020

	China crowns Xi with  special title, citing rare crisis At the end of last year, the Chinese Communist Party held an important  two-day meeting of the powerful 25-member Politburo. The meeting summarized the current times as a "once in a hundred years"  period of great change, and that President Xi Jinping has shown "superb  skill in the art of political leadership" in handling the crisis. It also called  him the "people's leader," a special title once used for Mao Zedong. Why are the leaders lavishing over-the-top compliments on Xi? It seems  to reflect how important the year 2020 will be for the Chinese leader,  and his aspirations to stay the country's number one for life. Read here.
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