Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during the closing ceremony of the 19th Party Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Tuesday. (AP photo)BEIJING: Communist Party leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday unveiled the lineup of the party's highest body who will rule alongside him as he embarks on a second five-year term as party leader. As expected, Mr Xi was given a renewed mandate following the first meeting Wednesday of the new Central Committee that was elected at the party's twice-a-decade national congress. Mr Xi also continues to sit atop the seven-member Politburo Standing Committee, five of whose members were newly appointed on Wednesday. Mr Xi has made his wide-ranging anti-corruption campaign the hallmark of his first five years in office.

Source: Bangkok Post October 25, 2017 05:26 UTC