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China allows Xi to remain president indefinitely, tightening his grip on power

President Xi Jinping

The Chinese Communist Party's decision to give President Xi Jinping a mandate to rule for life is further evidence of the world's slide towards more nationalist, authoritarian regimes, analysts said.

China's rubber-stamp parliament, meeting in the imposing Great Hall of the People for an annual session, made Xi the most powerful leader since Mao Zedong yesterday by scrapping term limits that would have forced him to step down after 2023.

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