China鈥檚 Xi Jinping secures third term in power
China鈥檚 President Xi Jinping has secured a historic third term as the Communist Party鈥檚 leader, cementing his place as the nation鈥檚 most influential ruler. No other party leader besides CCP founder Mao Zedong has ever served a third term.
The Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party re-elected Xi Jinping as its general secretary for a precedent-breaking five-year term on Sunday, tilting the country decisively back towards one-man rule after decades of power-sharing among its elites.
Dr Robert Kuhn is an advisor to China's leaders and author of How China's Leaders Think: The Inside Story of China's Past, Current and Future Leaders. He told Newsday: 鈥淴i Jinping鈥檚 position is unassailable as of now.鈥�
(Picture: Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at the 20th Communist Party Congress in Beijing, China. Credit: Lintao Zhang/Getty Images.)
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