Last October, the 69-year-old started a historic third five-year term as general secretary of the ruling Communist Party. The party has supreme political power in China and senior government positions are held by party leaders.
In 2018, China removed the two-term limit for the president from its Constitution, essentially enabling Xi to retain power for life.
Comment: Russia did something similar, and Putin had an 81% confidence rating as of September 2022. Meanwhile the UK has staggered through three different leaders in just the last year, and a poll of France's citizens recently revealed that 56% support rolling strikes.
Xi took the oath of office by pledging to build a "powerful modern socialist country."
The National People's Congress also elected Vice Premier Han Zheng, 68, who retired from the Communist Party's apex of power last October, as vice president and Zhao Leji, 66, who was promoted to the party's No. 3 post in October, as chairman of the NPC Standing Committee which puts him at the head of the top legislative body.
They respectively replaced Wang Qishan and Li Zhanshu.
Han is expected to help Xi steer diplomacy in place of Wang, who made numerous foreign visits during his five-year term including attending the state funeral of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and the inauguration ceremony of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Zhao formerly headed the commission for discipline inspection, the Communist Party's anti-corruption body.
Xi's close aide Li Qiang, a former Shanghai party boss who is ranked No. 2 in the Communist Party's highest decision-making body -- the seven-strong Politburo Standing Committee -- is certain to be elected premier on Saturday. He will replace Premier Li Keqiang, who will retire after serving two five-year terms.
The parliamentary session attended by some 3,000 delegates at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing also approved a plan to reorganize government institutions.
The plan covers the establishment of a new national data bureau and national financial regulatory administration as well as strengthening functions of the science and technology ministry.
The data bureau will push forward the building of the digital economy, while the financial body will regulate aspects of the financial industry apart from the securities sector.
The restructured science and technology ministry will be in charge of promoting technological breakthroughs, optimizing innovation and facilitating the application of advances.
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"A ยฃ130m 'China Cluster' will aim to lure Far East firms to Airport City.
It will be created at Manchester Airports Group's ยฃ800m business park project.
The scheme was revealed during President Xi Jinping's visit to the airport, where he also confirmed a direct flight to Beijing, which will be run by Hainan Airlines.
Airport City Manchester is a joint venture partnership that brings together Manchester Airports Group (MAG), Beijing Construction Engineering Group (BCEG), Carillion PLC, the Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF) and Argent.
His Excellency Xi Jinping and Prime Minister DAvid Cameron witnessed the launch of the Cluster.
It will provide a commercial base for Chinese businesses arriving in the UK and offering a wide range of high quality office premises."