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Facts

Born June 15, 1953 (age 73) • Beijing • China
Title / Office president (2013-), China • vice president (2008-2013), China
Political Affiliation Chinese Communist Party

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President of China Xi Jinping in a dark suit and red tie speaking at a podium with two microphones.
President Barack Obama and President Xi Jinping sit and talk on an inscribed redwood park bench outside at Sunnylands in Rancho Mirage, California.
Xi Jinping, 2009
Shinzo Abe and Xi Jinping
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping at Mar-a-Lago
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