The Chinese president begins his third term as an all-powerful leader, seen as Mao 2.0, riding the Dragon solo amidst tough times marked by internal uncertainties and an unpredictable international milieu
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On Oct. 23, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Congress concluded with the election of Xi Jinping as the party s general secretary for an unprecedented third term since Chairman Mao Zedong s era. Following his election, the party immediately announced the composition of the highest decision-making organ, the Politburo Standing Committee. Of the six newly appointed members excluding Xi himself, no heir apparent was in the standing.
The first plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, announcing Xi Jinping's third term in office, opens at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. At the first plenary session, in which 205 members of the Central Committee, including 205 members elected at the 20th National Congress the day before, participate, members of the Politburo are elected, and the supreme leadership, the Standing Member of the Politburo, is confirmed.