Xi Jinping has secured a historic third term as China’s leader. After a decade in power, his newly confirmed position atop the ruling Communist Party moves the world’s second largest economy back towards one-man rule.
on Sunday and filled his inner circle with close allies, securing his control over the ruling Communist Party after a decade in power.moving the world’s second largest economy back towards one-man ruleXi’s re-election came a day after, Hu Jintao – his predecessor as party leader and president – was dramatically led out of Saturday’s closing ceremony, fuelling speculation among observers and analysts as to whether political factors were at play.
Sunday’s developments cement him as the most powerful leader since Communist Party founder Mao Zedong, who led China from the establishment of the People’s Republic in 1949 until his death in 1976.“The world needs China,” Xi said. Vladimir Putin, the Russian President, congratulated Xi and said he looked forward to further developing a “comprehensive partnership” between their two countries.
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