Xi Jinping lays ground for third term

The Chinese Communist Party has approved a “historical resolution” that cements Xi Jinping’s grip on power, a year before he is expected to seek an unprecedented third term as president


XI’S MILESTONES

Mar, 2013: National People’s Congress – China’s rubber-stamp parliament – elects Xi president

Oct, 2017: Party Congress enshrines Xi’s political thinking – “Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era” – into party’s constitution

Mar 2018: National People’s Congress elects Xi president for second five-year term
and votes to abolish term limits for presidency


GDP PER CAPITA
(current U.S. dollars)

$10K 
8
6
4
2
0 
1960 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 2000 05 10 15 2020 

Mao Zedong 	Hua Guofeng	Deng Xiaoping	Jiang Zemin	Hu Jintao	Xi Jinping

2004: $1.5K
2012: $6.3K
2020: $10.5K


Sources: World Bank, Reuters
Pictures: Newscom, Getty Images
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