Xi Jinping, chairman of the Central Military Commission, poses for a group photo on Thursday with other military leaders and two military officers who were promoted to the rank of general. During the ceremony, Xi presented certificates of order to promote the two officers, Wang Renhua (back, left), secretary of the Commission for Political and Legal Affairs of the CMC, and Xiao Tianliang (back, right), president of the University of National Defense. Zhang Youxia (front, third from right), vice-chairman of the CMC, announced the order of promotion, which was signed by Xi. He Weidong (front, second from left), also CMC vice-chairman, presided over the ceremony.