CHINA-LEADERSHIP: NEW TIANJIN PARTY SECRETARY
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60-year old Li Hongzhong, the former party chief of Shenzhen, has been appointed the new Municipal Party Secretary in Tianjin, succeeding Huang Xingguo, who was the acting party head for almost two years and also mayor of the northern municipality, Xinhua reported on Tuesday. (Comment: This puts Li Hongzhong on track for promotion to the Politburo at the 19th Party Congress to be held late next year. He was among the first few regional party bosses who publicly pushed forward the formal naming of President Xi Jinping as the “core” of the party early this year.)
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