China to remove term limit for Prez, sets stage for Xi to stay...If China pushes ahead with the proposal, Xi would become the country's most powerful leader since Mao Zedong, who ruled for more than three decades through 1976. In an unprecedented move, China's ruling Communist Party on Sunday prepared the ground for President Xi Jinping to stay in power indefinitely after the end of his second term in 2022 as it proposed to remove presidential term limits from the party's constitution. The CPC Central Committee proposed removing the clause that the ... Rediff.com, 1 month ago |