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 BEIJING (AP) - Hu Jintao was re-elected Saturday as China's president and head of its military commission, a formality to cement a second five-year term for the leader of the world's most populous country.
The National People's Congress also appointed Xi Jinping, a top Communist Party leader and the son of a revolutionary, as vice president. Xi is the apparent heir to the leadership and has risen quicken through the party's ranks in just six months.
The congress also approved a plan to reshuffle the Cabinet by establishing five "super ministries" and a ministerial-level energy commission.
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