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Xi Jinping elected general secretary of CPC Central Committee: communique
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Xi Jinping was elected general secretary of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) at the committee's first plenary session held on Sunday, according to a communique. 

The session, presided over by Xi, was attended by 203 members of the 20th CPC Central Committee and 168 alternate members. 

Xi was also named chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission at the session. 

The members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee elected at the session are Xi Jinping, Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang and Li Xi. 

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