Xi elected to NPC by Inner Mongolia

General secretary unanimously selected as deputy

The People's Congress of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region elected Xi Jinping a deputy to the 13th National People's Congress with a unanimous vote on Tuesday.

Xi, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, was among the 58 deputies to the NPC elected by the 13th Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region's People's Congress. The NPC, China's top legislature, will convene on March 5 for its annual session.