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Updated: March 10, 2023

China: Xi Jinping Wins Third Term As President

By Quadri Adejumo
March 10, 2023
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping secured a third five-year presidential term on Friday.

Nearly 3,000 members of China's parliament, the National People's Congress (NPC), voted unanimously for the 69-year-old Xi in an election where there was no other candidate.

Xi set the stage for another term when he did away with presidential term limits in 2018, and has become China's most powerful leader since Mao Zedong.

The parliament on Friday also elected Zhao Leji as the new parliament chair and Han Zheng as the new vice president.

Both men were from Xi's previous team of party leaders at the Politburo Standing Committee.

Other Xi-approved officials will also be elected or appointed to key government posts during the upcoming weekend.