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Xi Jinping replaced Hu Jintao as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, succeeding as the paramount leader of China.
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Leader of China since 2012
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Hu Jintao
Leader of China from 2002 to 2012
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General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
Head of the Chinese Communist Party
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Informal term for the heads of state in China
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