Transcript: Xi Jinping's speech at the unveiling of the new Chinese leadership (video)

Xi Jinping, newly elected general secretary of the Communist Party's Central Committee, met the press with the other six members of the new Politburo Standing Committee on November 15, 2012. Below is a transcript of the speech he gave after the seven leaders greeted the press. 

"Ladies, gentelmen, and friends, greetings to you all! You have waited long. I am very glad to meet friends from the news media here today.

During the past several days, you have extensively covered the congress and let the world hear China's voice. On behalf of the secretariat of the congress, I wish to express our sincere thanks to you for your professionalism, dedication and hard work.

We have just held the first plenary session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and elected a new central leadership.

I was elected general secretary of the Party Central Committee by the plenary session. I wish to introduce to you the other six newly elected members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau.

They are: Comrade Li Keqiang, Comrade Zhang Dejiang, Comrade Yu Zhengsheng, Comrade Liu Yunshan, Comrade Wang Qishan, and Comrade Zhang Gaoli. Comrade Li Keqiang was a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 17th Party Central Committee, and all the others were members of the Political Bureau of the 17th Party Central Committee. I believe their names are familiar to you.