China’s President Xi Jinping has won an unprecedented third term in office, solidifying his position as the country’s most powerful leader since Mao Zedong.
After decades of elite power-sharing, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Committee elected Xi as its general secretary on Sunday for an unprecedented five-year term, firmly returning the nation to one-man control.
The official announcement of Xi’s third term as China’s president is scheduled to take place in March of next year, during the government’s annual legislative sessions.
