China’s Xi takes helm for third term, unveils new leadership team stacked with allies

China's President Xi Jinping (L) walks with members of the Chinese Communist Party's new Politburo Standing Committee, the nation's top decision-making body, as they meet the media in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sunday, October 23, 2022. - AFP

BEIJING, Oct 22 (The Straits Times/ANN): President Xi Jinping has further consolidated his power by stacking his leadership team with his political allies.

The new Politburo Standing Committee, made up of seven men, includes four newcomers, all Xi loyalists.