Xi Jinping

Xi Jinping has secured an unprecedented third term as China’s leader and paved the way for a possible lifetime in power by packing his inner circle with loyalists. Mr Xi, 69, will remain as general secretary of the ruling Communist Party and chairman of the Central Military Commission, cementing his…

BEIJING (AP) — The following is a look at the seven men making up the Communist Party of China’s all-powerful Politburo Standing Committee for the next five years. The lineup was unveiled Sunday. Three are holdovers from the previous committee, including General Secretary Xi Jinping, who has received a precedent-breaking…

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Chinese President Xi Jinping secured an unusual third term as leader of the Chinese Communist Party, the country's most powerful position, after a weeklong Party congress session that ended on Sunday, according to Chinese state media Xinhua News Agency. Why it matters: With Xi as China's unchallenged leader for another…

China's President Xi Jinping (L) walks with members of the Chinese Communist Party's new Politburo Standing Committee, the nation's top decision-making body, as they meet the media in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Oct. 23, 2022. Noel Celis | AFP | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese…

HONG KONG — Xi Jinping secured a historic third term as the leader of China on Sunday, cementing his status as the country’s most powerful figure in decades and extending his authoritarian rule over the world’s second-largest economy.  Xi’s third five-year term became official when he was the first to…

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emails President Xi Jinping, China’s most powerful leader in decades, increased his dominance when he was named Sunday to another term as head of the…

BEIJING (AP) — China’s ruling Communist Party reaffirmed President Xi Jinping’s continued dominance in running the nation Saturday, one day ahead of giving him a widely expected third five-year term as leader. A party congress effectively removed Premier Li Keqiang from senior leadership. Li, the nation’s No. 2 official, is…

BEIJING: China's ruling Communist Party reaffirmed President Xi Jinping's continued dominance in running the nation Saturday, one day ahead of giving him a widely expected third five-year term as leader. A party congress effectively removed Premier Li Keqiang from senior leadership. Li, the nation's No. 2 official, is a proponent…

Premier Li Keqiang, the country’s No. 2 leader, is among those set to step asideChina’s Communist Party set the stage for its leader, Xi Jinping, to extend his rule into a second decade, nudging his rivals into retirement and positioning his loyalists for promotion into the top echelons of power.…