Fan Changlong and Xu Qiliang were endorsed as vice chairmen of the Central Military Commission (CMC) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) at the annual session of the 12th National People's Congress, the country's top legislature, Friday morning.

Nearly 3,000 deputies to the 12th NPC voted to approve the nomination by Xi Jinping, Chairman of the CMC of the PRC, according to the Constitution.

Chang Wanquan, Fang Fenghui, Zhang Yang, Zhao Keshi, Zhang Youxia, Wu Shengli, Ma Xiaotian and Wei Fenghe were appointed the CMC members after Xi's nomination was approved by the national lawmakers.

(Xinhua News Agency March 15, 2013)