Xi Jinping on Sunday secured a historic third term as China's leader and promoted some of his closest Communist Party allies, cementing his position as the nation's most powerful leader since Mao Zedong. The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China has reelected Xi as its general secretary for a further five-year term, Xinhua reported, tipping the country decisively towards one-man rule after decades of power-sharing among its elite. bet on us,” Xi told reporters at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing after the closed vote was announced. He pledged to "work diligently to fulfill our duties to prove that we are worthy of the great trust of our Party and people."
The 69-year-old is now almost certain to sail into a third term as China's president, to be officially announced during the government's annual term in March. On Sunday, Xi walked at the head of the group. at the inaugural event of the CPC's seven-member Standing Committee, a position reserved for the party's general secretary. His anointing came after a week-long convention of 2,300 carefully selected party delegates, during which they reaffirmed Xi's "core position" in the
leadership and agreed to a sweeping reshuffle that saw former rivals step down. The 20th Congress chose the new Central Committee from around 200 senior party officials, who then met on Sunday to elect Xi and the other members of the Standing Committee, the pinnacle of China's political power. .Some of Xi's closest allies were announced in the seven-member committee.
Shanghai's former party leader Li Qiang, a Xi confidant, has been promoted to No. 2, making it likely that he will be appointed prime minister at the government's annual term next March. The other members of the Standing Committee are Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang and Li Xi, according to Xinhua News. Since taking over the country a decade ago, Xi has achieved a concentration of power unmatched by any modern Chinese ruler save Mao. In 2018, he abolished the two-term presidential limit, paving the way for him to rule indefinitely. Xi has also overseen China's rise to become the world's second-largest economy, a huge military buildup, and a much more aggressive global stance that has met strong opposition from the United States.
Despite near-unbridled power, Xi faces daunting challenges over the next five years, including managing the debt-ridden nation and growing rivalry with the US on Sunday, he told reporters and journalists that "China cannot develop without the world , and the world needs China too." "After more than 40 years of tireless reform and opening-up efforts, we have achieved two miracles: rapid economic development and long-term social stability," he said.
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