Coronation this week sets up Xi, who has overseen a consolidation of power, to become modern China’s longest-serving head of state
The lawmakers have focused instead on a sweeping revamp of Beijing’s science ministry and tech capabilities in the face of what one NPC deputy described as foreign attempts at “containment and suppression” of the country’s rise.
Beijing also unveiled during the parliamentary meeting a growth goal of “around 5%” - one of its lowest in decades - as well as a modest increase in defence spending. That model imposed term limits on the largely ceremonial role of the presidency, with Xi’s predecessors Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao relinquishing power after 10 years in office.His coronation this week sets him up to become modern China’s longest-serving head of state, and will mean Xi will rule well into his seventies and - if no challenger emerges - even longer.
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