China has uncovered its new senior authority advisory group, breaking with custom by excluding a reasonable successor to President Xi Jinping.
The oversight concretes Mr Xi's grasp on authority for the following five years, a day after his name and his lessons were built into the constitution.
In any case, it brings up issues about whether Mr Xi, 64, means to govern past 2022.
Five new arrangements were made to the seven-part Politburo Standing Committee, China's most intense body.
Blended sentiments about 'amazing China'
How the line-up was uncovered
For what reason does the Politburo Standing Committee matter?
The board of trustees is the best body of China's almighty Communist Party. Its part is to examine and settle on significant strategy issues.
The gathering's constitution says China's best pioneer should likewise be an individual from the standing board of trustees. So arrangements are acutely viewed.
In the new line-up, Premier Li Keqiang, 62, is the main part to hold his position, aside from Mr Xi.