China's President Xi Jinping begins his third term

Current Context: Xi Jinping has been formally appointed for a third term as China's president by the country's rubber-stamp parliament on March 10, 2023. He is also the head of the Chinese Communist Party and the military. He is considered China's most powerful leader in decades.

Xi Jinping's domestic policies are mainly focused on strengthening China's economy, political system, national security, social stability and environmental protection. Some of his key initiatives include:

• Dual circulation: A strategy to boost domestic consumption and innovation while maintaining international trade and investment.
• Common prosperity: A goal to narrow income inequality and redistribute wealth through taxation, regulation and social welfare.
• Anti-corruption campaign: A crackdown on corruption and misconduct within the Communist Party and government institutions.
• Carbon neutrality: A pledge to reach peak carbon emissions by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060.

Question:

Q.1 When did Xi Jinping secure his third term as China’s president? 

a. March 10, 2023 

b. March 9, 2023 

c. March 11, 2023 

d. March 8, 2023