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Beijing Shakes Up Military Leadership -- Wall Street Journal
BEIJING—Just over two weeks before a Communist Party leadership change, China began a sweeping shuffle of its military top brass that could elevate the status of the air force and navy and determine the political powers of the country's presumptive future leader, Xi Jinping, over the next two years.
A spokesman for China's Defense Ministry said Tuesday that Gen. Ma Xiaotian had been appointed the new air force chief—a post that is almost certain to give him one of the 12 seats on the Central Military Commission, which commands the armed forces, when it is appointed with a new lineup next month.
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Update: China’s leadership change: Why it matters -- Washington Post
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