Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, presented the Party's new central leadership when meeting the press Sunday at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Xinhua reported.
He presented the other six newly elected members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 20th CPC Central Committee: Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, and Li Xi.
Li Qiang will be the new prime minister of China, replacing Li Keqiang, according to reports.
According to South China Morning Post, Xi promoted rising stars Li Qiang, Li Xi, Ding Xuexiang and Cai Qi to China’s highest decision-making body.
Together with ideology tsar Wang Huning, 67, and anti-corruption chief Zhao Leji, 65, they will form the new Politburo Standing Committee.
By bringing these fresh faces into his core team, Xi has laid the foundation for his rule for the next five years and beyond.
He brought them out to meet the press at the Great Hall of the People on Sunday, capping the party’s week-long 20th national congress, the report further said.
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