According to decades of precedent it should now be Xi Jinping's time to step down as President of China, having completed two terms and been in power for 10 years. But it's almost certain this won't happen - he could now, in theory, be leader for life.
. It happens once every five years and its main purpose is to select those who will lead the country for the coming term.
According to decades of precedent it should now be Xi's time to step down, having completed two terms and been in power for 10 years. This is why although today was, in theory, more about policy than personnel, all eyes were on the man delivering the speech. The message was clear: to have a strong China there must be a strong Communist Party, indeed under Xi it is a party that has reached much further and deeper into the lives of ordinary people than it has for decades.Anyone who was hoping to learn of it easing will have been left disappointed.
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