All the president's men: Xi ally given top Shanghai post

China's ruling Communist party on Sunday promoted Li Qiang, an ally of President Xi Jinping, to its top post in Shanghai, state media said -- demonstrating Xi's increasing grip on power throughout the country. Li Qiang, 58, has been appointed party chief of Shanghai, the official Xinhua news agency said. The announcement comes days after the conclusion of the 19th Party Congress, a key Communist conclave that handed Xi a second term and crowned him as the most powerful Chinese leader in decades.

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