China’s leader Xi Jinping was re-elected to a third term on Sunday and promoted some of his closest allies, cementing his status as the nation’s most powerful leader since Mao Zedong.
After decades of power-sharing between its elite, the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Committee elected Xi as its general secretary for another five-year term.
As he spoke to the press, Xi Jinping said, “The world needs China.”
“After more than 40 years of unflagging reform and opening up, we have created two miracles — rapid economic development and long-term social stability.” Xi said.
In the performance of our duties, he pledged to work diligently to prove worthy of the trust placed in us by our party and our people.
The Central Military Commission was also reappointed under Xi.
During the government’s annual legislative sessions in March, he is all but certain to win a third term as China’s president.
The anointing took place following a week-long Congress of 2,300 hand-picked party delegates who approved Xi’s “core position” in the leadership and stepped down former rivals.
Around 200 senior party officials were elected to the new Central Committee at the 20th Congress, which gathered on Sunday to elect Xi and the other members of the Standing Committee.
The seven-member committee includes some of Xi’s closest allies.
At the government’s annual legislative sessions next March, Li Qiang, a confidante of Xi’s, is likely to be named premier after being promoted to number two.
As the country’s leader a decade ago, Xi has concentrated power like no other modern Chinese leader.
The two-term presidential limit was abolished by him in 2018, allowing him to govern indefinitely.
The United States has been strongly opposed to Xi’s aggressive global posture, which has seen China rise to become the world’s second-largest economy.
As China’s leader, Xi faces significant challenges in the years to come, including managing the debt-ridden economy and dealing with US rivalry.
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Sunday’s vote ended a week in which China’s top brass hailed their five-year leadership of the country.
Xi lauded the party’s achievements in his speech at its 20th Congress, but ignored domestic problems such as the stalling economy and the damage caused by his harsh zero-covid policy.
Xi’s speech was heavy on ideological rhetoric and light on policy, but he urged party members to stand strong against numerous challenges, including a hardening geopolitical environment.
It was closely watched whether the party charter would be amended to enshrine “Xi Jinping Thought” as a guiding philosophy, putting Xi on a par with Mao.
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