SputnikNews.com reports: “Xi was both elected to serve again as the president of the People’s Republic of China and chairman of the powerful Central Military Commission during an ongoing session of the 14th National People’s Congress – the supreme state authority of the PRC.

Chinese President Xi Jinping was unanimously reelected for a historic third presidential term on Friday, becoming the first Chinese leader to do so. This was made possible by the Chinese legislature’s move to abolish presidential term limits in 2018.

Putin said he ‘highly appreciates’ Xi’s ‘personal contribution to strengthening the relations of comprehensive partnership and strategic interaction’ between Russia and China…”