Long applause filled the Great Hall of the People as Xi was elected president of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and chairman of the PRC Central Military Commission.
Xi's new role follows his election on Nov. 15 last year, when he was elected general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission.
Xi is now the leader of the CPC, the state and the military.
Xi rose from his seat and bowed to the deputies. In a warm handshake, Xi was congratulated by his predecessor Hu Jintao.
Xi is the seventh Chinese president following Mao Zedong, Liu Shaoqi, Li Xiannian, Yang Shangkun, Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao.
While meeting the press shortly after he became general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, Xi said the new leadership would shoulder the responsibilities for the nation, the people and the Party and he pledged to fulfill the missions entrusted by the people.
Four months into office, Xi has started with a good beginning by pushing forward a series of popular policy measures.
Xi has stressed the importance of reform and the rule of law, initiated a campaign to curb extravagance, and urged strict disciplines on the CPC and the military and an all-out effort to tackle corruption.
He also reiterated China's policy of peaceful development and underlined opportunities that the world might get from China's rise.
The new leadership led by Xi has won respect and trust from the Chinese people. A media commentary said "China's 'New Deal' has taken shape."
新華網(wǎng)北京3月16日電 3月14日,在十二屆全國人大一次會議上,來自中國各地的近3000名全國人大代表用他們手中的選票證明了民心所向、眾望所歸——習近平當選為中華人民共和國主席、中華人民共和國中央軍事委員會主席。
習近平在去年11月15日的中共十八屆一中全會上,當選為中共中央總書記、中共中央軍事委員會主席,現(xiàn)在又擔任了中國國家主席和中國中央軍事委員會主席的職務(wù),成為中國黨、國家、軍隊的最高領(lǐng)導人。
如潮的掌聲在萬人大禮堂長時間響起……
掌聲中,習近平起身,向代表們鞠躬致意。任期屆滿的胡錦濤與習近平親切握手,相互致意。
習近平是繼毛澤東、江澤民、胡錦濤等領(lǐng)導人之后,中華人民共和國第七位國家主席。
在當選中共中央總書記的當天,習近平在同中外記者見面時鄭重承諾,新一屆中央領(lǐng)導集體將肩負起對民族、對人民、對黨的責任,不負重托,不辱使命。
4個月來,習近平帶領(lǐng)新一屆中央領(lǐng)導集體,接過歷史的接力棒,以穩(wěn)健扎實、積極進取的姿態(tài)推進各項工作:從提出改革不停頓、開放不止步到強調(diào)依法治國、依法執(zhí)政,從宣示從嚴治黨、從嚴治軍到誓言強力反腐,從出臺中共中央政治局八項規(guī)定到要求厲行節(jié)約、反對浪費,從重申中國和平發(fā)展理念到強調(diào)中國發(fā)展是世界的機遇,一項項重大舉措陸續(xù)出臺。
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以習近平為總書記的新一屆中央領(lǐng)導集體贏得了黨心軍心民心。媒體評稱:中國新政,已見雛形。