China&#39;s Ex-Premier Resigns Military Post
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Description: Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin steps down as the head of the Chinese military, completing the first orderly handover of power in the history of the Chinese communist state.
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THE first seeds of Mr Jiang Zemin&#39;s decision to relinquish the powerful post of China&#39;s military chief were probably sown during a private retreat at Beidaihe in July.
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Capping a rocky but peaceful transition of power, China&#39;s ruling Communist Party on Sunday eased former paramount leader Jiang Zemin out of his last formal post as head of the military
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Los Angeles Times - BEIJING &#8212; More than a year after becoming China's president, Hu Jintao was handed the full reins of power Sunday when his predecessor, Jiang Zemin, gave up the nation's most powerful military post.
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BEIJING - The Chinese Communist Party said yesterday that three of its most powerful leaders were retiring, opening the way for a new generation including the eventual successor of President Hu Jintao as head of the world's most populous nation. The announcement marked the latest step in a carefully orchestrated sequence of decisions at the party's weeklong 17th National Congress, ...
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Jiang Zemin has given up the top job in China&#39;s military, handing over the post to Communist Party chief Hu Jintao and completing a historic leadership transition to a younger generation.
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President Chen resigns as DPP chairman in Taiwan, in a move which could signal a new drive to find consensus.
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BEIJING : Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin&#39;s resignation as his country&#39;s military chief marks the complete orderly transfer of power from the third to the fourth generation of leaders.
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BEIJING  - Hu Jintao became the undisputed leader of China as the country completed its first orderly transfer of power in the communist era Sunday with the departure of former president Jiang Zemin from his top military post - giving a new generation a freer hand to run the world's most populous nation.
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Chinese President Hu Jintao replaced ageing former leader Jiang Zemin as the nation's highest military chief, the final stage in the ruling Communist Party's first bloodless transfer of power.
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Hu Jintao became the undisputed leader of China as the country completed its first orderly transfer of power in the communist era on Sunday with the departure of former President Jiang Zemin from his top military post &#151; giving a new generation a freer hand to run the world's most populous nation.
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A one-time key aide to deposed Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra on Wednesday quit his post at the head of the military government's new economics team, less than a week after he was appointed.
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A senior Israeli army commander has resigned in the wake of a reported row with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
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The former Chinese President, Jiang Zemin, has tendered his resignation as head of the People&#39;s Liberation Army, according to reports yesterday, raising hopes for political reform in the world&#39;s most populous nation.
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Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian resigned as chairman of the island&#39;s ruling party after it failed to gain a majority in legislative elections over the weekend.
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China&#39;s former President Jiang Zemin resigned as head of the country&#39;s military, leaving President Hu Jintao as undisputed leader of the world&#39;s most populous nation.
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BEIJING -- Government officials said Thursday that Finance Minister Jin Renqing resigned for "personal reasons," amid concerns of surging inflation and just weeks ahead of an expected reshuffling of top government positions.