Beijing : In a historic decision, China on Sunday removed the two-term limit on presidency, clearing the decks for the all-powerful President Xi Jinping to rule the world’s most populous country for life. Scrapping the 35-year old rule brought by “paramount” leader Deng Xiaoping to prevent the country from returning to one-man rule like that […]
Beijing : China is set to scrap the two-term limit for the presidency and vice-presidency on Sunday, giving Xi Jinping the licence to rule the country for life. With China’s largely ceremonial parliament stamping the proposal by the Communist Party, the Middle Kingdom could well be headed for a one-man rule. Fearing the repeat of […]
Beijing : China on Sunday said the decision to scrap two-term limit for President Xi Jinping is essential for upholding the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC). The party’s powerful Central Committee last month passed a proposal to remove the two-term cap on Chinese presidency — a move that has startled the world. […]
Washington : US President Donald Trump has praised his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for recently consolidating power and extending his potential tenure, musing that he would not mind making such a manoeuver himself, a media report said. “He’s now president for life. President for life. No, he’s great,” CNN quoted Trump as saying at speech […]
Beijing : An open letter by a group of Chinese intellectuals urging lawmakers to vote down a plan to drop the two-term limit for the President was circulating on social media on Tuesday. The constitutional reform, if passed, will allow current Head of State Xi Jinping to be re-elected for a third term, reports Efe […]
Washington, Jan 17 : President Donald Trump warned his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, that Washington’s trade deficit with China “has continued to grow” and that the situation “is not sustainable,” the White House said on Tuesday. Trump and Xi spoke by telephone late on Monday in Washington, when it was already Tuesday morning in Beijing, and […]
