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CPC removes two term limit for President Xi

China’s ruling Communist Party today proposed to remove presidential term limits from the Constitution, potentially allowing President Xi Jinping to continue in power after his second term, which ends in 2023. The CPC Central Committee proposed removing the clause that the President and Vice-President “shall serve no more than two consecutive terms” from the country’s …

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February 25, 2018

China’s PLA publishes new military training manual

China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA), the world’s largest army, has published an officially approved outline for military training as part of its efforts to emerge as a world-class force. The Central Military Commission headed by President Xi Jinping has approved the outline for military training. Since he took over power in 2013 emerging as China’s …

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January 28, 2018

Constitutional Thought

The authority of President Xi Jinping is poised to be buttressed further still with last Friday’s decision of the Communist Party of China (CPC) to incorporate his Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era into the country’s Constitution, which is not to be confused with the party’s statute. In a span of …

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January 21, 2018

Coming 5 years a period of several important ‘junctures’: Xi Jinping

Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee General Secretary Xi Jinping on Wednesday said that the coming five years will witness several important “junctures and signposts”. “As I look ahead to the next five years, I see several important junctures and signposts,” Xi made the remarks while leading other members of the Standing Committee of …

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October 25, 2017

CPC endorses 2nd term for Xi Jinping

China’s ruling Communist Party on Tuesday endorsed a second five-year term for President Xi Jinping and appointed a new set of leaders backed by him. 64-year-old Xi’s second term was endorsed by the party at the end of its week-long once-in-a-five-year Congress. The conference attended by over 2,350 delegates ended at the Great Hall of …

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October 24, 2017

CPC enshrines Xi Jinping’s political ideology in constitution

China on Tuesday elevated the stature of President Xi Jinping by including his political ideology in the Communist Party constitution. At the end of the pivotal 19th CPC National Congress meeting, party delegates voted unanimously on Tuesday to make “Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era” a guiding principle for …

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October 24, 2017