‧President Xi Jinping
The 69-year-old Xi Jinping, with 2,952 votes in favor, was unanimously re-elected as the country’s president and chairman of the Military Commission, starting his third five-year term. Xi Jinping is a native of Fuping, Shaanxi. He joined the Communist Party of China in January 1974 and graduated from the School of Humanities and Social Sciences of Tsinghua University majoring in Marxist theory and ideological and political education.
Xi Jinping unanimously re-elected as President for a third term
Xi Jinping: The unswerving implementation of “one country, two systems” and the construction of a strong country cannot be separated from the long-term prosperity and stability of Hong Kong and Macao
Full text of Xi Jinping’s speech at the closing session of the 14th National People’s Congress[short video]
‧Li Qiang, Premier of the State Council
Li Qiang, the new Premier of the State Council, is 63 years old and has been in politics since 1982 in his hometown of Zhejiang. When Xi Jinping was in charge of Zhejiang in the past, Li Qiang served as a member of the Standing Committee and Secretary-General of the Provincial Party Committee, and was one of Xi’s most trusted people. Li Qiang became the governor of Zhejiang in 2013 and was transferred to the secretary of the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee in 2016. He also studied at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2003 and obtained an executive master’s degree in business administration.
Li Qiang’s first task as prime minister is to stabilize economic growth
He was in power in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai. He was pragmatic, emphasizing business and emphasizing the people.
Li Qiang: The role and status of Hong Kong and Macau “will only be strengthened and not weakened” and development difficulties are only temporary
Li Qiang: The private economy must have a bright future
‧Wang Huning, Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference
Wang Huning, 67, is the chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. Born in Laizhou, Shandong Province, he was born as a scholar. He served as the director of the Policy Research Office of the CPC Central Committee from 2002 to 2020. He was the main contributor to Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao, and Xi Jinping as the general secretaries of the CPC Central Committee for three consecutive terms. He was re-elected after the 20th National Congress last year.
Wang Huning asked the government to help solve the people’s difficulties and put forward 4 points in the hope of maintaining sovereignty and promoting one country, two systems
The Taiwan delegation deliberated on Wang Huning: to further grasp the unification initiative
Wang Huning presided over the closing of the CPPCC and paid tribute to Wang Yang, emphasizing that we should carry forward the spirit of struggle, dare to speak out about right and wrong, and stand firm
