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For Xi Jinping’s Coronation, China Sets October Start For Congress: Report

Xi has steadily consolidated power since becoming party general secretary a decade ago,Beijing: China's ruling Communist Party will hold its five-yearly congress beginning on Oct. 16, with Xi Jinping poised to secure an historic third leadership term and cement his place as the country's most powerful leader since Mao Zedong.The Politburo announced on Tuesday the start date for the congress, which typically lasts about a week and takes place mostly behind closed doors at the Great Hall of the People on the western side of Tiananmen Square in central Beijing.Xi, 69, has steadily consolidated power since becoming party general secretary a decade ago, eliminating any known factional opposition to his rule. He is expected to exert largely unchallenged control over key appointments and polic...
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China’s Communist Party Sets Stage To Anoint Xi Jinping As “Great Leader”

It is likely that Xi Jinping will be anointed the title of "Great Leader" at the congress. (File)Beijing: China's ruling Communist Party will begin its 20th Party Congress on October 16, state media reported Tuesday, a landmark meeting at which President Xi Jinping is expected to be anointed as the country's most powerful leader in decades.The congress in the capital Beijing comes as Xi faces significant political headwinds, including an ailing economy, deteriorating relations with the United States and a strict zero-Covid policy that has accelerated China's inward turn from the world.It is widely expected to see Xi reinstated as president for a third term -- unprecedented in the contemporary era.It will also see the unveiling of a new top leadership line-up, as Xi consolidates his grip...
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Xi Jinping: China’s Most Powerful Man After Mao Zedong’s Regime

Xi jinping joined the pantheon of Chinese leadership in 2012. (File)Beijing: Xi Jinping, who is soon expected to be anointed for an unprecedented third term in office as China's ruling Communist Party (CCP) holds its 20th Congress, has become his country's most powerful leader since Mao Zedong.He joined the pantheon of Chinese leadership in 2012, two decades after bursting onto the scene as a graft-fighting governor.The country's rubber-stamp parliament boosted Xi's considerable power in 2018 when it approved a constitutional amendment abolishing presidential term limits.The move allowed Xi, now aged 69, to remain in power for as long as he wishes, and is the latest feather in the cap of a Communist "princeling" who is remaking China in his own image.Xi has amassed seemingly unchecked p...