Xi Jinping, who was elected general secretary of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) at its first plenary session, met with Chinese and foreign journalists who were covering the 20th CPC National Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing at midday on October 23. Along with him were Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang and Li Xi, also members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee elected at the session.

Decorated in brilliant lights, the Golden Hall in the Great Hall of the People was permeated with a lively and solemn atmosphere. Over 600 journalists from home and abroad gathered here to report to the world the first group appearance of the newly elected Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee.

At 12:05 p.m., Xi Jinping and his colleagues stepped into the hall amid a round of warm applause as they waved to the journalists.