China’s Communist Party Congress begins: What will Xi Jinping’s third term mean for India?


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Xi Jinping is expected to get a third term as general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) during the 20th National Congress beginning today (16 October). With this, head of state and commander of the armed forces Xi Jinping will break the decades-old ten-year term rule fixed for the general secretaries of the party. If Xi is ‘elected’ for a third term, it is likely he will remain in power for the rest of his life, as per BBC. What does Xi Jinping’s possible third term mean for India? How does CCP elect its leaders? Why will be Xi’s...