China President Xi Jinping
Highlights
- Xi Jinping to become President once again
- Xi’s leadership ability will strengthen
- Xi became president for the first time in 2012
China Xi Jinping: China’s ruling Communist Party has decided to give more powers to the country’s President Xi Jinping for the next five years. Next week’s meeting will not only take forward the talk of Xi’s third term but also support him to lead the country for five years. Xi first became the President of China in 2012 and has become a very powerful leader in this decade. Now Xi’s position in the party may increase further. China’s ruling Communist Party is set to amend its constitution at a crucial convention next month to give President Xi Jinping more powers to lead the country for the next five years or more, it has emerged.
According to analysts, Xi’s powers will increase after the ruling Communist Party announced an amendment to its constitution at the party’s upcoming national convention this week. The 25-member Politburo, the main policy making committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), met last Friday. The Politburo said, “It was emphasized in the meeting that the 20th CPC National Congress is a very important session, which is to be held at an important occasion.”
What was said in the meeting?
Indicating that Xi Jinping will continue to lead the party, the meeting said, “With the CPC Central Committee under the strong leadership of Com. Xi Jinping, efforts have been made to keep the entire party and all Chinese people united while maintaining the achievements of the past.” Must go.’ Xi’s continuation in office is regarded as a major policy change in the leadership structure as all of Xi’s predecessors, except founder Mao, retired after two to five years in office. The 69-year-old Xi, who succeeded Mao as the ‘chief leader’, is completing his second five-year term this year.
“The party constitution is the general charter of the CPC,” an official release issued after the Politburo meeting said. The amendment of the party’s constitution by the CPC in its 20th National Congress to suit the new circumstances and mission will help the party to better study, follow, implement and protect the dignity of this fundamental document. Changes to the CPC’s constitution have fueled speculation that Xi, in addition to the party’s general secretary and president, would be given more power, including a possible upgrade to the title of party president. In the century-old party, till now this position was held only with Mao. At the convention, the party will induct a number of new officials at the centre, including a new prime minister, as CPC number two leader Li Qing has said he will retire.
Xi’s leadership position will strengthen
According to the Hong Kong newspaper ‘South China Morning Post’, analysts believe the move is aimed at better incorporating Xi’s doctrine into the party charter, which governs 95 million members and could further enhance Xi’s leadership position. will be strong. Analysts said the amendment to the party’s constitution is intended to better incorporate Xi’s principles into the charter and make him stronger on the rights front. The party charter was amended in 2017 to incorporate Xi Jinping’s view on socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era at the party’s last session.
In addition, Xi became the party’s third leader after Mao and his successor Deng Xiao Ping—who has his own point of view in party theory. Xie Maesong, Senior Fellow of the Taihe Institute and a Senior Researcher at the ‘National Institute of Strategic Studies’ at Tsinghua University, said that in addition to the improved version of Xi’s political views, the party’s constitutional amendment included key features of his regime, especially Further expansion of the program taken up and implemented in the last five years would need to be included.
This year Xi Jinping’s second term of five years will be completed. The Communist Party organized the National Congress once every five years. It is starting from 16th October. Government media has given this information. The Congress in China is being seen as a step forward to give Xi Jinping a third term this year. In the year 2018, Jinping ended the limits of his presidential term to remain in power forever. He can now extend his term in the upcoming Congress.
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