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China's 'next generation' of leaders

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The Chinese Communist party has a freshly appointed leadership. We give you a run-down of who’s who in the new political elite. Staying in China, we visit the country’s richest village: an impressive example of a hybrid of communism and capitalism. Finally, on the South Pacific island of New Caledonia, a team of scientists are on a mission to save the "big-headed turtles", a species teetering on the verge of extinction.

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