Parliament gives Xi second term

Loyal comrade:Xi (right) shaking hands with Wang at the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. — Bloomberg

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping was elected to a second term with 100% of the vote, days after the lifting of presidential term limits allowed him to stay in office indefinitely.

He was also unanimously re-elected chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC).