Xi Jinping unanimously elected as President of China for third term, becomes country’s longest-serving leader
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Xi Jinping was on Friday unanimously appointed as Chinese President for the third time, making him the country's longest-serving leader since founding father Mao Zedong, Nikkei Asia reported. According to Nikkei Asia, thousands of delegates at the National People's Congress (NPC)in Beijing voted on Xi's appointment as president and head of the military for another five years.