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Events on Thursday 14 March 2013 1
2013Xi Jinping becomes President of ChinaNational People's Congress confirms leadership transitionXi Jinping was elected President of the People's Republic of China by the National People's Congress, completing a leadership transition that had begun with his appointment as Communist Party General Secretary months earlier. He also assumed the chairmanship of the Central Military Commission.