A day after winning the mandate to become China’s leader for life, President Xi Jinping today ordered the two-million strong military to abide by the Constitution, which has been amended to remove the term limit for him.
A day after winning the mandate to become China’s leader for life, President Xi Jinping today ordered the two-million strong military to abide by the Constitution, which has been amended to remove the term limit for him.
Xi 64, also the general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, has ordered the armed forces to firmly support the Party.
Meeting the military officials today, Xi asked every member of the armed forces to uphold the Constitution, and be its loyal supporter, active follower, and firm defender, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
Unlike the other countries, the Chinese military functioned under the CPC like all other organs of the country.
Yesterday, China’s rubber stamp parliament the National People’s Congress (NPC) overwhelmingly voted for a constructional amendment removing the two-term limit for president and vice president.
The amendment would virtually make Xi a leader for life.
