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China Seeks to Repeal Term Limit, Opening Way for Xi
- Communist Party party proposes changes to constitution
- Clearest sign so far that Xi intends to extend his tenure
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China’s Communist Party moved to repeal presidential term limits enshrined in the constitution, the clearest sign yet that Xi Jinping intends to stay on as leader past his second term.
The party’s decision-making Central Committee proposed removing language from the document that says the head of state “shall serve no more than two consecutive terms,” the official Xinhua News Agency said Sunday. The provision is the only formal barrier keeping Xi, who also serves as party leader and commander-in-chief of the military, from ruling past 2023.