China vice-president given key military job

China's Vice-President Xi Jinping has been named vice-chair of the powerful Central Military Commission, in a move widely seen as a boost to his likely succession of President Hu Jintao.
It comes on the last day of the ruling Communist Party's annual meeting.
Hu Jintao must retire as head of the party in 2012 and as president in 2013.
Mr Xi is following in the footsteps of Mr Hu, who was also promoted to the commission - which controls China's army - before becoming president.
Mr Xi was promoted by the Communist Party's Central Committee, a council of about 200 senior officials.
The 57-year-old will serve under Mr Hu, who is the current head of the commission, which oversees the 2.3m soldiers of the People's Liberation Army.
Appointment to the military commission and a parallel government role are seen as necessary preparations for the top post.
The BBC's Martin Patience in Beijing says the Communist Party tends to work out succession in advance to prevent power struggles among senior officials.
Mr Xi became a member of the Politburo Standing Committee - the ruling inner circle - in 2007 and was named China's vice-president the following year.
Seven of the nine current members of the committee are expected to stand down in 2012 because they will by then have served two terms.
That leaves Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang, who are widely seen as the country's leaders-in-waiting.