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The appointments are the first step of the process towards appointing China’s next leader. There is little doubt Mr Xi will be elected president for another five-year term, making him the longest-serving Chinese ruler since Mao Zedong. While there is growing discontent in China about the slowing economy, rising unemployment and Mr Xi’s COVID-zero strategy, experts say there is no sign his leadership is under threat – despite bogus rumours circulating on the internet on the weekend that he faced a coup in Beijing. No obvious threat to Xi’s leadership The statement about the appointment of the congress delegates opened...
