Xi’s Key Milestone Positions Him to Rule China for Decades
Big Communist Party charter revision puts Xi on par with Mao
Move gives Xi power to shape decisions for decades to come
China's Xi Joins Mao as Credited in Constitution
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Bloomberg News
Whether or not Chinese President Xi Jinping signals a successor Wednesday, he’s amassed enough power to effectively rule for decades.
The Communist Party approved a sweeping charter revision at the end of its twice-a-decade congress Tuesday that elevates Xi to a status alongside the nation’s most vaunted political figures. The document put Xi’s contributions on par with those of Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping and also declared him the party’s “core” leader indefinitely.