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China Names New Leader

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China has a new leader.

Xi Jingping has been named the new head of the communist party in China.

The state news agency made the announcement this morning.

Xi is the son of a party elder and has been China's vice president for the past five years.

As the head of the communist party, Xi will lead China's military and its economy, which is the world's second leading economic power.