Xi Makes History As He Secures Third Term As China's Leader

Chinese President Xi Jinping created history on Sunday by becoming the first leader of the ruling Communist Party after party founder Mao Zedong to get re-elected with the prospect of ruling China for life for an unprecedented third term in power.

Xi Makes History As He Secures Third Term As China's Leader
Xi Makes History As He Secures Third Term As China's Leader
Chinese President Xi Jinping created history on Sunday by becoming the first leader of the ruling Communist Party after party founder Mao Zedong to get re-elected with the prospect of ruling China for life for an unprecedented third term in power.
 
Standing Committee supporters appeared before the foreign and local media to herald the new era, widely termed 'Xi era'.After decades of power-sharing among its elites the country tilted back to its one man rule.
 
The third term as China's president which is due will be formally announced during the government’s annual legislative sessions in March next year.The CCP has also named a seven member Politburo Standing Committee (PSC) the inner circle of power led by Xi dominated by the party leaders' allies.
 
Xi thanked the whole party for the trust they put in him and promised to work diligently in the performance to prove his worth of the party and people trust in him.