China’s Xi Gets 100% of Votes for New Term as Key Ally Named VP
- Vote on second of what could be several terms for president
- Li Keqiang renamed premier, Yang Xiaodu leads anti-graft body
Amb. Gary Locke Says Xi Has 'Huge Ambitions'
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China’s parliament unanimously reappointed Xi Jinping as president while installing one of his most trusted allies as vice president, highlighting how little public opposition remains to his rule.
The rubber-stamp National People’s Congress voted 2,970-to-0 to give Xi a second five-year term Saturday, days after repealing a constitutional provision that would’ve barred him from a third. Although legislative dissent is rare -- only four lawmakers withheld support for Xi’s first term in 2013 -- no president has received a unanimous vote in at least a quarter-century.