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E-mail China Daily, November 16, 2012
A new generation of leaders took to the stage on Thursday with Communist Party of China chief Xi Jinping acknowledging the challenges ahead, including improving people's livelihoods and tackling corruption, and confidently pledging to overcome them.
Xi was sworn in on Thursday as general secretary of the Central Committee of the CPC, leading the seven-member Standing Committee of the Political Bureau.
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Members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee (from left) Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, Zhang Dejiang, Yu Zhengsheng, Liu Yunshan, Wang Qishan and Zhang Gaoli arrive to meet the press at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday. [Xu Jingxing/China Daily] |
He also took over as chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission from his predecessor Hu Jintao.
The other six members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau are Li Keqiang, Zhang Dejiang, Yu Zhengsheng, Liu Yunshan, Wang Qishan and Zhang Gaoli. They were elected at the first plenum of the 18th CPC Central Committee following the Party's 18th National Congress.
Wang was also elected secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the CPC.
Two of the committee's seven members — Xi, 59, and Li, 57 — were born after the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949.
With a ready smile, appearing relaxed and friendly, Xi made his first public speech in his new role on Thursday at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. He spoke in front of a giant painting of the Great Wall dotted with red autumn leaves.
He noted the burdens shouldered by the new generation of leaders and the necessity of continuing reform and opening-up.
He also promised to improve people's livelihoods and tackle pressing problems, including corruption.
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