Following the re-election of President Xi Jinping at the National People's Congress held in China, Li Qiang, the second-ranked Communist Party leader, is expected to be elected as the new prime minister on the 11th.
The National People's Congress held in Beijing, China on the 10th unanimously re-elected President Xi Jinping.
Xi is the first Chinese president to enter a third term as president.
After the Communist Party Congress in October last year, President Xi entered an unusual third term as the party's top general secretary, as well as chairman of the Central Military Commission. It has been decided that I will continue to serve as the top three.
In addition, the National People's Congress elected Mr. Han Zheng, who served as the Politburo Standing Committee member until last year's party convention, as the new vice president, and Mr. Zhao Lejie, who ranks third in the party hierarchy, as the chairman of the top committee of the National People's Congress.
Also, on the 10th, Wang Huning, who ranks fourth in the party hierarchy, was selected as the top chairman at the Political Consultative Conference, an advisory body for national affairs.
On the 11th, Li Qiang, who is second in the party hierarchy and the former head of Shanghai, is expected to be elected as the new prime minister to succeed Li Keqiang.
In China, it has been customary for Li Qiang to be elected after gaining experience as vice premier before becoming prime minister. Interest is growing.
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