April 18, 1959 (, Jihai March 11), Liu Shaoqi was elected President. On 18,



1959 the first meeting of the second session of the National People's Congress held in Beijing. The General Assembly elected Liu Shaoqi, President of the People's Republic of China, Soong Ching Ling, wu as Vice-Chairman (the l $ dj��.��r��) Zhu De, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, and decided to Zhou Enlai continue to serve as Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China. Consideration and approval of the General Assembly of the State Council in accordance with the CPC Central Committee recommended in 1959 the national economic plan. The plan provides for the steel production of 18 million tons grain output of 10,500 billion kilograms. The meeting also adopted a resolution on the issue of Tibet ", the resolution on the dismissal of the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Supervision. Meanwhile, the Third National Committee of the Chinese People's Political first plenary meeting, also held in Beijing. The meeting elected Mao Zedong as the Honorary Chairman of the the Third Political Consultative Conference National Committee, Zhou Enlai Chairman. the
Mao Zedong and Liu Shaoqi, stepped out of the venue
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