Zhao Leji, the current anti-corruption head, is promoted to head of China's legislature

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Aniruddha Chakraborty
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Zhao Leji, the current anti-corruption head, is promoted to head of China's legislature

BY A STAFF REPORTER: Zhao Leji, current head of the party’s powerful anti-corruption body — which is responsible for implementing Xi’s sweeping crackdown on graft, with political enemies often targeted — is expected to head China’s National People’s Congress, the country’s legislature. The promotion would place him as the third-highest ranking position in the Standing Committee, China’s top decision-making body.