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San Diego Union-Tribune
March 16, 2008
BEIJING – China's legislature re-elected Hu Jintao as president yesterday, giving him a second five-year term as leader of the world's most populous country. It also returned Hu as head of the Central Military Commission, the body overseeing the armed forces.
The National People's Congress appointed Xi Jinping, a top Communist Party leader and the son of a revolutionary, as vice president. Some see Xi, ranked No. 6 in the party hierarchy, as Hu's apparent heir.
Today, the legislature re-elected Wen Jiabao as premier.
The congress also approved a plan to reshuffle the Cabinet by establishing five “super ministries” and a ministerial-level energy commission.
--Associated Press
March 16, 2008
BEIJING – China's legislature re-elected Hu Jintao as president yesterday, giving him a second five-year term as leader of the world's most populous country. It also returned Hu as head of the Central Military Commission, the body overseeing the armed forces.
The National People's Congress appointed Xi Jinping, a top Communist Party leader and the son of a revolutionary, as vice president. Some see Xi, ranked No. 6 in the party hierarchy, as Hu's apparent heir.
Today, the legislature re-elected Wen Jiabao as premier.
The congress also approved a plan to reshuffle the Cabinet by establishing five “super ministries” and a ministerial-level energy commission.
--Associated Press