China unveiled Wednesday a new leadership team stacked with President Xi Jinping's trusted allies, but without an apparent successor, as he amasses even greater power and embarks on his second term.Li Zhanshu, 67, essentially President Xi Jinping's chief of staff, is one of the five new members of the Communist Party's highest decision-making body.The members of the seven-strong Politburo Standing Committee, China's apex of power, were brought out before the media by Xi in a room inside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, a day after the ruling party concluded its twice-a-decade congre…READ FULL ARTICLE
