Xi Jinping elected Chinese president
Updated: 2013-03-14 11:43
(Xinhua)
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Xi Jinping is elected president of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and chairman of the Central Military Commission of the PRC at the fourth plenary meeting of the first session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, capital of China, March 14, 2013. [Photo/Xinhua] |
BEIJING - Xi Jinping was elected Chinese president Thursday morning at the ongoing session of the 12th National People's Congress, China's top legislature.
Xi, born in 1953, is also general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.
Xi Jinping elected chairman of Central Military Commission of PRC
Li Yuanchao elected Chinese vice president
Zhang Dejiang elected top legislator
Profile: Xi Jinping: Man of the people, statesman of vision |
Xi Jinping used very powerful and vivid language to show his resolve to fight corruption. |
Xi Jinping conducted his first inspection tour as the new Party chief from Dec 7 to 11 in Guangdong province.
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Xi urged the armed forces to be "absolutely loyal" to the Party and bring the country's defense capacity and army building to new high.
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Xi said "realizing the great renewal of the Chinese nation is the greatest dream for the Chinese nation in modern history". |
China will remain on a path of peaceful development and take a more active posture in international affairs. |
Xi has called for efforts to ensure judicial and procuratorial organs exercise the judicial and procuratorial authority independently, fairly and in accordance with the law. |
No surrender on core interests China will adhere to an "open, cooperative and win-win" development model. |
Poverty alleviation The central authorities attach high importance to poverty alleviation and to the development of areas inhabited by ethnic minorities. |
Xi urged boosting innovation-powered development in order to make China an economic heavyweight. |
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