China Abolishes Term Limits for President

China’s National People’s Congress voted Sunday to abolish presidential term limits. The vote sets up a path that current president Xi Jinping could navigate to rule indefinitely. Xi’s current term ends in 2023, but analysts say he is likely to continue as the country’s leader. The constitutional amendments approved Sunday will also add Xi Jinping’s political thought and vision to the document, a first for any Chinese leader in office since China’s founder Mao Zedong was in...

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