Unified leadership gets boost

Political Bureau vows to resolutely maintain Xi's position as core of Party

The Communist Party of China's newly elected top leadership pledged to resolutely maintain General Secretary Xi Jinping's position as the core of the whole Party, according to a statement released after the new Political Bureau's first meeting on Friday.

The Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee should play a leading role in strictly abiding by the Party's Constitution and the rules of the Party's political activities, comprehensively implement the requirements of strengthening the unified leadership of the CPC Central Committee made during the Party's 19th National Congress, and fulfill their duties under the unified leadership of the CPC Central Committee with Xi as the core, said the statement.