Former state newspaper editor Li Datong wrote that scrapping term limits for the president and vice-president would sow the seeds of chaos - in a message sent to some members of the national congress.
I was discussing with my friends and we were enraged. We have to voice our opposition," he told BBC Chinese. State media, however, have portrayed the changes as much-needed reform. I think it's great. Maybe we'll have to give that a shot some day. At a political rally on Saturday, Mr Trump insisted he had merely been joking during a fundraiser, and that his comments were represented unfairly by some media. Mr Xi's possible third term is not the only item the National People's Congress is likely to approve.
It was also expected to:. Xi Jinping thought is the ideology approved by the Communist Party last October. Schoolchildren, college students and staff at state factories will have to study the political ideology, which the Communist Party is trying to portray as a new chapter for modern China. Mr Xi became president in , and quickly consolidated personal power while cementing China as the regional superpower. He also fought corruption, punishing more than a million party members - which has helped his popularity among some.
She said the 14 candidates had no choice but to withdraw. She said in and , independent candidates would receive police attention only for their campaign activities. They are no longer free to take a call from outside of the country. I think it will last until Nov. Authorities employ forced chaperoned travel to send dissidents away from events of domestic or international importance.
Ye Jingcho endorsed the high-profile announcement the 14 candidates used to declare their candidacies and then withdraw. Local elections will be held in the Beijing municipal area on Nov. Chinese President Xi Jinping said at a central conference focused on work related to people's congresses held on Oct.
The legislature is packed with delegates loyal to the ruling Communist Party meaning Xi's re-election was never in doubt. On Sunday parliament voted to amend the constitution to remove presidential term limits, meaning Xi can stay indefinitely. Former top graft-buster Wang Qishan, a key ally of President Xi Jinping, was also chosen as vice president on Saturday, a widely-expected move that nonetheless breaks with convention and underlines Xi's dominant authority.
Take a look at the Reuters Graphics timeline -. Emerging Markets Updated. By John Ruwitch 6 Min Read. Paramilitary policemen stand guard at sunrise in front of a giant portrait of late Chinese Chairman Mao Zedong at the Tiananmen gate ahead of the visit by U.
Delegates fill in their ballots during an election at the plenary session of China's parliament National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing March 15, China's ruling Communist Party unveiled its new leadership line-up on Thursday to steer the world's second-largest economy for the next five years, with Vice President Xi Jinping taking over from outgoing President Hu Jintao as party chief.
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