Xi appointed to head nation's top security body

President Xi Jinping will head the National Security Commission, the country's top security policymaking body, the Party's ruling authority decided on Friday.

Premier Li Keqiang and top legislator Zhang Dejiang were named deputy heads of the commission, according to a decision adopted at a meeting of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee.

Analysts said the appointments are a landmark for the commission, and are a powerful guarantee by the top leadership to fully coordinate all authorities and resources to meet looming challenges domestically and abroad.