BEIJING - China has decided not to have any civilian fill a key vice chairman role on the Central Military Commission in a major reshuffle of its senior posts associated with next month's Communist Party congress, meaning that a potential successor to President Xi Jinping will remain unknown at least for some time, sources with knowledge of the situation said Saturday.
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