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No women named to China's powerful Politburo for first time in 25 years

Note: Some titles are presumed, pending official announcement; Data: Axios; Graphic: Jacque Schrag/Axios; Photo credits: Lintao Zhang/Getty Image, Kevin Frayer/Getty Image, Bloomberg

The Chinese Communist Party's powerful Politburo will include no women for the first time since 1997, and instead be made up of 24 men with a top echelon packed with President Xi Jinping's loyalists.

Why it matters: Female representation among Party leadership has always been limited, but Sunday's announcement marks the first time in 25 years that a woman was not named to the Party's decision-making body.

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