Xi Jinping, 59, who heads China's new leadership team, will be aided by the Communist Party's amended constitution highlighting reform and opening up, UPI reported. In a lengthy article ahead of Thursday's unveiling of the leadership lineup, the official Xinhua News Agency said the just-concluded 18th party congress endorsed the amended party constitution that says reform and opening up highlight "the path to a stronger China" and the "salient feature" of the new period in China. Besides becoming the head of the powerful seven-member Politburo Standing Committee, Xi, who will succeed outgoing President Hu Jintao, was also given the charge of the Central Military Commission.
