Xi Jinping elected into new CPC Central Committee

Xi Jinping addresses the opening of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on October 18, 2017. [Photo: Xinhua]

Xi Jinping was elected into the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) at the closing session of the 19th CPC National Congress in Beijing on Tuesday.

Xi, 64, was a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 18th CPC Central Committee.