New China premier to hold rare press conference
- Published: 17 Mar 2013 at 04.49
- Online news: Asia
China's new Premier Li Keqiang steps into the media spotlight on Sunday for a rare press conference, as the annual meeting of the country's rubber-stamp parliament closes.
Newly-elected Chinese Premier Li Keqiang votes during the election of the new vice premiers, foreign and defense ministers of China during the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 16, 2013. Li steps into the media spotlight on Sunday for a rare press conference, as the annual meeting of the country's rubber-stamp parliament closes.
Li took control of the day to day running of China's government on Friday, a day after Xi Jinping was handed the title of President, completing China's once-in-a-decade transition of its two top leaders.
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