China
Wen Jiabao approved by parliament to be Chinese premier
Source: Xinhua | 03-16-2008 11:03
Special Report: 2008 NPC & CPPCC sessions
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Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) shakes hands with Wen Jiabao after Wen was approved to be premier of China's State Council according to the result of a secret ballot by legislators during the sixth plenary meeting of the First Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, capital of China, March 16, 2008. (Xinhua/Ju Peng) |
BEIJING, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Wen Jiabao was approved to be premier of China's State Council here Sunday morning, according to the result of a secret ballot by legislators at the ongoing session of the 11th National People's Congress.
Wen, born in 1942, has been Chinese premier since March 2003.
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Wen Jiabao (standing) is approved to be premier of China's State Council according to the result of a secret ballot by legislators at the ongoing session of the 11th National People's Congress in Beijing, capital of China, March 16, 2008. (Xinhua/Li Tao) |