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Article snippet: BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping unveiled on Wednesday the new leadership team that will help him govern the world’s most populous nation for the next five years. The six men, whom Mr. Xi presented before cameras in the Great Hall of the People, will join him on the Politburo Standing Committee, the Communist Party’s highest decision-making body. In addition to Mr. Xi and Premier Li Keqiang, who was already a member, the Standing Committee has added five new faces to help steer China as it seeks greater global influence. Here is a look at the men leading China: Position: Communist Party General Secretary, State President and Chairman of the Central Military Commission Age: 64 Birthplace: Beijing Mr. Xi has used this party congress to entrench himself as the most powerful Chinese leader in a generation. The son of a revolutionary leader, Mr. Xi was one of millions of youth “sent down” to the countryside for re-education during the Cultural Revolution. Position: Premier Age: 62 Birthplace: Anhui Province In his role as premier, China’s chief administrator, Mr. Li has taken a lower profile than his recent predecessors. He is an economist by training, a protégé of former President Hu Jintao and was once seen as a contender to lead China before being eclipsed by Mr. Xi. The son of an official in the rural central province of Anhui, Mr. Li started his political career as a student leader at Peking University, where he mixed with liberal professors and students w... Link to the full article to read more