Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang Walk the Red Carpet Side by Side, with Xi Jinping Positioned Further Ahead
On October 22, 2007, after the First Plenary Session of the 17th CCP Central Committee, Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang were both elected to the Politburo Standing Committee. Xi Jinping ranked sixth but stood in front, and the outside world saw him as the successor to Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao.