BEIJING — Xi Jinping was handed a third term as Chinese president on Friday, capping a rise that has seen him become the country’s most powerful leader in generations. The appointment by
On Friday, delegates handed Xi a third term as China’s president and reelected him as head of the country’s Central Military Commission in a unanimous vote.
The announcement was followed by fervent declarations of allegiance by delegates to the Chinese constitution in a demonstration of loyalty and unanimity.Xi held up his right fist and placed his left hand on a red leather copy of China’s constitution. Xi’s reelection is the culmination of a remarkable rise in which he has gone from a relatively little-known party apparatchik to the leader of a rising global power.
Xi has torn up that rulebook, abolishing term limits in 2018 and allowing a cult of personality to foster his all-powerful leadership.
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