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If Xi did not want power for himself he would not have removed the two-term limit to keep himself in power for life.
by philliphaydon 5y ago
If Xi did not want power for himself he would not have removed the two-term limit to keep himself in power for life.
- ethbr0 5y agoBecause Communist countries tend to have very messy transfers of power, if not through continuity or annointment of a new leader by the old? And by messy I mean armed forces involvement and/or bodies in the streets.
- jollybean 5y agoChina has had a decent track record, they are well organized. If Xi truly believed in China, then he would make it a priority to facilitate a smooth transition of power, and to enable the leader after their ascension. I really don't think this is much of an excuse for him. The story is really simple - CCP wants to forbid any private control of information, that's it. It's not a new concept.
- ethbr0 5y agoThe Deng -> Zhao -> Jiang -> Hu years weren't very clean, and did have military involvement and civilian deaths.
- plantain_00 5y agoGeneral Secretary of the CCP(no term limit) is the top leader, The president of the PRC is the ceremonial head of state of the PRC, So the president's two-term limit removed in 2018 is not important, just like the Queen of England(ceremonial head of state) has not term limit. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_People%27s_Re...