(10 Mar 2023)
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Beijing - 10 March 2023
1. Mid of Chinese president Xi Jinping bowing
HEADLINE: Xi Jinping’s Rule as Chinese President Extended
2. Wide of Chinese president Xi Jinping walking to podium
ANNOTATION: Chinese leader Xi Jinping was awarded a third five-year term as president Friday.
3. Mid of Xi Jinping during oath taking as president
ANNOTATION: Xi took the oath of office with one hand on a copy of the Chinese constitution.
4. Wide of session
5. Various of Xi Jinping and other top officials singing the national anthem
ANNOTATION: The endorsement of Xi by the ceremonial National People's Congress was a foregone conclusion for a leader who has sidelined potential rivals.
6. Mid of deputies dropping ballots
7. Wide of deputies dropping ballots
8. Screen showing Xi Jinping being voted as president
ANNOTATION: The vote for Xi was 2,952 to 0 by the NPC members which are appointed by the ruling party.
9. Wide of deputies
10. Wide of plenary session
ANNOTATION: A two-term limit on the presidency was removed from the Chinese constitution in 2018.
11. Close of Xi on stage
ANNOTATION: The change paves the way for Xi to rule for life.
STORYLINE:
Chinese leader Xi Jinping was awarded a third five-year term as president Friday, putting him on track to stay in power for life.
The endorsement of Xi's appointment by the ceremonial National People's Congress was a foregone conclusion for a leader who has sidelined potential rivals and filled the top ranks of the ruling Communist Party with his supporters since taking power in 2012.
The vote for Xi was 2,952 to 0 by the NPC members who are appointed by the ruling party.
No candidate lists were distributed, and Xi and those awarded other posts were believed to have run unopposed.
The election process remains almost entirely shrouded in secrecy, apart from the process by which delegates to the congress placed four ballots into boxes placed around the vast auditorium of the Great Hall of the People.
Xi, 69, had himself named to a third five-year term as party general secretary in October, breaking with a tradition under which Chinese leaders handed over power once a decade.
A two-term limit on the figurehead presidency was deleted from the Chinese constitution earlier, prompting suggestions he might stay in power for life.
AP Video by Wayne Zhang
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