li qiangNumber two of the Communist Party (Pcch), it was Saturday appointed as new prime minister Chinese in your offer Xi Jinpingthe president of the country and the general secretary of the formation.
Confirmed for a third term yesterday, Xi signed the presidential order to appoint Li at the plenary session of the National People’s Assembly (ANP, equivalent to the Legislative Assembly) held at the Great People’s Assembly today.
Support to the economy
Li, formerly chairman of Shanghai, the country’s largest business centre, It will have the difficult task of laying the foundations for the recovery of the world’s second largest economy.
Li, born in 1959, will replace Li Keqiang, who left the portfolio ten years later, compared to Xi, who surrounded himself with loyalists at the formation’s last XX congress in October to consolidate his control over the regime. .
Close to Xi, Li will have the following mission: advancing guidelines such as revitalizing the economy and achieving “scientific and technological self-sufficiency”, A response to Washington’s ban on US chip manufacturing for Chinese companies.
On the other hand, the PNA today also approved the appointment of Zhang Youxia and He Weidong as deputy ministers of the Central Military Commission (CMC), or Zhang Jun as chairman of the Supreme People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China. country summit.
renewal process
ANP Thus, a process of structural renewal comes to an end. Xi consolidated his absolute power yesterday achieve a third five-year presidential term (2023-2028).
To achieve this, the body passed a constitutional amendment in 2018 that abolished two consecutive five-year term limits for Chinese presidents.
Appointments were made at yesterday’s general meeting. Han Zheng as Vice President and Zhao Legi As chairman of the ANP Standing Committee, as it corresponds to that of the head of the legislature.
In addition, wang huningThe People’s Republic of China, another close ally of Xi, has been appointed chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, the country’s top political advisory body.
Yesterday, lawmakers also gave the green light for Xi’s third term as head of the Central Military Commission, a position equivalent to the head of the Asian country’s Armed Forces.
last October, Xi reaffirmed his post as general secretary of the Communist Party of China. Thus, the president’s control over the three branches of power is strengthened: State, PCCh and Army.