Arirang News2023.3.10---中國習近平第三次連任國家主席

Over in China,
Xi Jinping clinched his third five-year term as widely expected, making him the longest-serving president in the history of Communist China. The next five years seem ever more important for him, with challenges both in China and abroad. Choi Min-jung has more.
Xi Jinping has secured an unprecedented third term as president of China. Nearly 3-thousand members of the National People's Congress on Friday voted unanimously for Xi, who was the only candidate.
This makes Xi the longest-serving head of state of Communist China since it was founded in 1949. In the oath, he vowed to “build a prosperous, strong, democratic, civilized, harmonious and great modern socialist country.”
Xi first became president in 2013, and once again in 2018 when he abolished term limits. Against this backdrop, his third presidential term was widely expected, as the presidency in China is reportedly a ceremonial title.
Last October, Xi was reappointed in even more significant leadership positions -head of the Chinese Communist Party and the military -for another five years.
Xi will be leading the country with hand-picked officials in his team. Li Qiang, a senior leader of the CCP, is expected to serve as China's premier, or Xi's number two who will be in charge of managing the world’s second-largest economy.
Analysts say the next five years will be critical for Xi, to revive the pandemic-hit economy, and address challenges triggered by worsening relations with the west over Taiwan, Beijing's support for Russia, trade, and human rights.
Xi is expected to deliver a speech at the annual parliamentary session on Monday. Choi Min-jung, Arirang News.