The National People's Congress (NPC) re-elected Xi Jinping, president of the country, for a third term that extends for an additional five years.Nearly 3,000 members of the National People's Congress (NPC) voted for Xi, 69. It cast 2,952 votes for Xi be president in an election where there was no other candidate.In China, the presidency or "state chairman" in Chinese is a largely ceremonial title. Real power resides in the positions head of the party and military two key roles that Xi also holds and was reappointed to at a key Communist Party congress in October.Xi Jinping's re-election as president comes at a time when China is struggling to recover economically from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, as well as a demographic crisis after the country recorded its first population decline in six decades.China also faces deep trade and political differences, especially with the United States of America, a file that also poses a challenge to President Xi Jinping.
March 10, 2023 | 11:33 AM