Xi Jinping was handed a third term as Chinese president on Friday, capping a rise that has seen him become the country's most powerful leader in generations. theSun theSundaily news XiJinping China news president
Chinese President Xi Jinping takes his oath during the Third Plenary Session of the National People’s Congress at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China, 10 March 2023/REUTERSPix: Xi Jinping was handed a third term as Chinese president on Friday, capping a rise that has seen him become the country's most powerful leader in generations.
Those issues have been avoided at this week's National People's Congress , a carefully choreographed event that is also set to appoint Xi ally Li Qiang as the new premier. A digital monitor on the edge of the stage proclaimed the final tally -- all 2,952 votes had been cast in favour of awarding Xi another term in office.
His coronation sets him up to become communist China's longest-serving president, and means Xi could rule well into his seventies -- if no challenger emerges. Xi has torn up that rulebook, abolishing term limits in 2018 and allowing a cult of personality to foster his all-powerful leadership.
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