Chinese President Xi Jinping secures unprecedented third term by unanimous vote

Chinese leader Xi Jinping began an unprecedented third term as the country’s president after a unanimous vote of endorsement by 2,952 members of the National People’s Congress (NPC) on March 10, 2023. Xi was also reappointed head of the national Central Military Commission, which oversees the People’s Liberation Army. The vote was more of a political gesture showing the Chinese political elite’s unequivocal loyalty and deference to Xi, who is China’s most powerful leader in decades.