China has only one chairman, and that is Chairman Mao Zedong. Mao served as chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. The position was so powerful that party leaders did away with the title within years of Mao’s death in 1976. But is the title truly gone forever? Maybe not. On June 30, at a military parade in Hong Kong, President Xi Jinping met troops from the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). The troops responded to greetings from Xi by shouting, “Greetings, Chairman.” The title was heard again on July 30, during a military parade to mark the 90th anniversary of the PLA in Inner Mongolia. At that event, troops also responded to Xi’s greetings by saying, “Greetings, Chairman.” Currently, Xi is both general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China as well as chairman of the Central Military Commission.
Title: Will China Bring Back ‘Chairman’ Title?
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2067/china_chairman.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Will China Bring Back Chairman Title?' data-article-id='2585'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='7479'>China has only one chairman, and that is Chairman Mao Zedong.</span> <span data-start-time='7479' data-end-time='13917'>Mao served as chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.</span> <span data-start-time='13917' data-end-time='25500'>The position was so powerful that party leaders did away with the title within years of Mao’s death in 1976.</span> <span data-start-time='25500' data-end-time='29313'>But is the title truly gone forever?</span> <span data-start-time='29313' data-end-time='31042'>Maybe not.</span> <span data-start-time='31042' data-end-time='44292'>On June 30, at a military parade in Hong Kong, President Xi Jinping met troops from the People’s Liberation Army (PLA).</span> <span data-start-time='44292' data-end-time='51438'>The troops responded to greetings from Xi by shouting, “Greetings, Chairman.”</span> <span data-start-time='51438' data-end-time='63563'>The title was heard again on July 30, during a military parade to mark the 90th anniversary of the PLA in Inner Mongolia.</span> <span data-start-time='63563' data-end-time='72167'>At that event, troops also responded to Xi’s greetings by saying, “Greetings, Chairman.”</span> <span data-start-time='72167' data-end-time='85229'>Currently, Xi is both general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China as well as chairman of the Central Military Commission.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2067/china_chairman.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=9259 data-hint-location='31042' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2067/what_does_liberation_mean.m4a'>What does liberation 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2067/for_sure.m4a'><span>for sure</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2067/who_knows.m4a'><span>who knows</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2067/maybe_not.m4a'><span>maybe not</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2067/probably.m4a'><span>probably</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=9261 data-hint-location='44292' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2067/the_troops_responded_by_shouting__blank_.m4a'>The troops responded by shouting <span class='blank'>Greetings Chairman</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Greetings Chairman'><div class='choice' 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