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Xi Jinping's Unofficial Retirement Age of 68
The number of senior members of Xi Jinping's government who have reached the unofficial retirement age of 68 is growing. If you are a Politburo member, you have to go at once you reach the age of 68. But if you have not reached that age, you could still go, but you are qualified to stay. The party has made it pretty clear that he's almost indispensable in Beijing's efforts to make China modern and make China strong. He's well expected to stay on despite the fact that he has reached that unofficial retirement age.
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