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Third Term

Xi’s dangerous power trip as chairman of everything

October 31, 2022October 10, 2022 by Gordon Watts

A third term in office for China’s ‘Red Emperor’ would be a ‘tragic mistake’ and a perilous precedent

Categories Party Congress Tags 20th National Congress, China, Communist Party of China, News, President Xi Jinping, The Long Read, Third Term Leave a comment

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