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China's Communist Party Plans New Leadership

China's Communist Party leadership met Tuesday behind closed doors to decide the fate of Shanghai's sacked party boss and hammer out a new leadership lineup ahead of the critical People's Congress, which opens Monday.

Chen Liangyu, who has lost his seat in the party's decision-making Politburo, is expected to be formally expelled from the party.

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