Xi tightened his control as China faces mounting challenges at home and globally
Beijing — Xi Jinping secured a precedent-breaking third five-year presidential term on Friday during a parliamentary session in which he further tightened his control as China faces mounting challenges at home and globally.
Domestically, the world’s second-largest economy faces a challenging recovery from three years of Xi’s zero-Covid policy, fragile confidence among consumers and businesses and weak global demand for Chinese exports. Xi set the stage for another term when he did away with presidential term limits in 2018, and has become China’s most powerful leader since Mao Zedong, who founded the People’s Republic.
The annual parliamentary session, the first since China dropped three years of Covid restrictions, will end on Monday, when Xi will give a speech that will be followed by a media question-and-answer session by Li.
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