Tag: Leadership transition

18th party congress

Wang Qishan Returns as Vice President

On Saturday in Beijing 2,969 of China’s 2,970 member parliament voted in favor of 69-year-old Wang Qishan being China’s new vice president, and unanimously endorsed Xi Jinping’s second term as president. The move followed the National People’s Congress’ approval of a constitutional amendment that removed term limits on both of the two top state positions. Wang, who stepped down from his previous post heading the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection—China’s top