The party’s Central Committee put forward plans to remove language in China’s constitution that stipulates the president and vice president…
China’s Communist Party has proposed repealing presidential term limits, which could potentially allow Chinese President Xi Jinping to stay in power beyond the end of his second term in 2023, according to a report.
The party’s Central Committee put forward plans to remove language in China’s constitution that stipulates the president and vice president “shall serve no more than two consecutive terms,” per the official Xinhua News Agency on Sunday.
The announcement comes a week before China’s Community Party-controlled National People’s Congress meets to confirm Xi’s second five-year term and to consider a raft of other constitutional amendments suggested by the party, Bloomberg reported .
In addition to serving as head of state, Xi is also the Communist Party’s leader and commands the country’s military.
