Hu succeeds Jiang as China's military chief

President Hu Jintao replaced Jiang Zemin as chairman of China's Central Military Commission, making him the country's military chief, state media reported. Jiang's resignation was announced on Sunday. Jiang and Hu appeared together at the closing of a meeting of the Central Committee of the Communist Party, which formally accepted Jiang's resignation and approved Hu's succession to the post.