Xi Jinping

2023 - 3 - 10

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Xi Jinping confirmed for unprecedented third term as China's president (Financial Times)

Most powerful leader since Mao sworn in as tensions with US and economic challenges at home deepen.

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China's Xi Jinping, as expected, gets 5 more years as state president (WMOT)

Chinese President Xi Jinping takes his oath after he is unanimously elected as President during a session of China's National People's Congress (NPC) at the ...

The most consequential appointment is likely to be that of Li Qiang, who is widely expected to be named Premier on Saturday. On Friday, Xi was also unanimously elected to another term as chairman of the state Central Military Commission (CMC). And friction with the West has soared during his tenure, with many blaming his unapologetic, "Wolf Warrior" approach to foreign affairs. Xi took credit in 2020 for eliminating abject poverty in China — a long-standing goal of the party. Xi was re-elected unanimously by the nearly 3,000 delegates to the National People's Congress, which is holding its annual meeting in Beijing. But his re-appointment completes a comprehensive power grab that has been gathering pace and highlights Xi's dominance over the Chinese political system.

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Xi awarded 3rd term as China's president, extending rule (Associated Press)

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping was awarded a third five-year term as the nation's president Friday, putting him on track to stay in power for life ...

Under Xi, China and Russia announced a “no limits” relationship and China has pointedly refused to criticize Russia’s invasion of Ukraine while echoing Moscow’s claim that the U.S. Li is best known for ruthlessly enforcing a brutal “zero-COVID” lockdown on Shanghai last spring as party boss of the Chinese financial hub, proving his loyalty to Xi in the face of complaints from residents over their lack of access to food, medical care and basic services. relations in accordance with the principles of peaceful coexistence, mutual respect and win-win cooperation,” Mao said at a daily briefing. Wang Huning, a holdover from the last Politburo Standing Committee, was later named head of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, the NPC’s advisory body that, in coordination with the party’s United Front Department, works to build Xi’s influence and image abroad. Beijing has also blasted sanctions imposed on Russia after it invaded Ukraine, while Russia has staunchly supported China amid tensions with the U.S. and the chief authoritarian challenge to the Washington-led democratic world order. “We hope the U.S. and NATO were to blame for provoking the Kremlin. China’s military spending is the world’s second highest after the United States. The session also swore in 14 congress vice chairpersons. [awarded other posts](/article/who-are-china-new-leaders-3855bd0fe212d94323ed2b5f3f33daca) were believed to have run unopposed. and others.

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Xi Jinping Starts Unprecedented Third Term As China's President (Forbes)

Xi Jinping has officially started his precedent-breaking third term in office as Chinese president, effectively cementing his status as the country's most ...

He reminded business leaders of their responsibilities to adhere to the law and support “common prosperity,” a government campaign aimed at driving down inequality by spreading wealth. To that end, a sweeping revamp of government agencies is also underway. The 69-year-old’s ascension to power was almost a certainty, after he was re-elected the general secretary of the ruling Communist Party during the all-important 20th party congress last year. The government is also creating an enlarged financial regulator directly under the State Council. Economic growth slowed to just 3% last year, as his strict Covid control policies took a heavy toll on a wide range of businesses and activities. Although the restrictions have now been lifted, China’s rivalry with the U.S.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping secures third term as tensions with the ... (The Globe and Mail)

As Xi tightens his grip on power, he faces increasingly strained relations with the West over Beijing's tacit support for Russia, allegations of election ...

Xi engaged in a whirlwind of diplomacy at the November G20 summit in Indonesia. Relations were already at a low point last year, after Ottawa’s new, China-focused Indo-Pacific Strategy attracted Beijing’s ire, and this has been exacerbated by the ongoing scandal over Chinese political interference in Canada. “We are at a dangerous inflection point,” said Orville Schell, Arthur Ross Director of the Center on U.S.-China Relations. After the NPC confirmed a 7.2 per cent increase in military spending, Mr. But what little hope there was for rapprochement was dashed this year, after a Chinese spy balloon was spotted over the U.S., sparking a new round of denunciations and once again putting relations into the deep freeze. Xi has tightened his absolute grip on the Party over his decade in power: in 2013, he received 99 per cent of the vote, as did his predecessor Hu Jintao; since 2017, all delegates have cast their ballots for Mr. Li, former party chief of Shanghai, China’s financial capital, is a longtime acolyte of Mr. “Officials know that Li Qiang is Xi Jinping’s guy,” said Trey McArver, co-founder of consultancy Trivium China. But the lack of even a show of dissent shows how Mr. Mr. Xi took an oath to uphold the constitution, which was revised five years ago to scrap the two-term limit on the presidency. [endorsed for an unprecedented third term as Communist Party general secretary](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-chinas-xi-jinping-secures-third-term-as-he-packs-communist-party/) — the position from which his true power flows — at a congress last October.

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China's President Xi Jinping re-elected to third five-year term as ... (UPI.com)

Chinese President Xi Jinping was re-elected for an unprecedented third five year-term Friday by the 14th National People's Congress, consolidating his near ...

President Xi Jinping on his unanimous re-election. [party congress](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2022/10/22/Chinas-Communists-amend-charter-to-cement-Xis-grip-on-power/4461666439460/) approved a pair of charter amendments to its constitution abolishing rules that limit the president from serving more than two consecutive terms. [COVID-19](https://www.upi.com/topic/COVID-19/) restrictions. "I congratulate H.E. [longest-serving leader](https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/09/china/china-xi-jinping-president-third-term-intl-hnk/index.html) of the people's republic since its founding in 1949 and only the second leader to serve more than two terms since [Mao Zedong](https://www.upi.com/topic/Mao_Zedong/). [Xi Jinping](https://www.upi.com/topic/Xi_Jinping/) was re-elected for a third five year-term Friday by the 14th National People's Congress, consolidating his near absolute grip on power.

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Xi Jinping wins unprecedented third term as Chinese President (MercoPress)

Xi Jinping has become the longest-serving president of the People's Republic of China since its founding in 1945 after being elected once again for a third ...

He was also chosen chairman of the Central Military Commission by a National People's Congress (NPC) plenum. The 69-year-old Xi Jinping won by 2,952 votes in favor, none against, and no abstentions. ”Western countries, led by the United States, have implemented containment, encirclement, and outright suppression of China, which has brought unprecedented serious challenges to our country's development,” Xi said in a speech earlier this week.

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China: Xi Jinping atanguye ikiringo ca gatatu nk'umukuru w'igihugu ... (BBC News)

Umukuru w'igihugu c'Ubushinwa Xi Jinping yatowe n'inama nshingamateka ngo arongore igihugu mu kiringo kigira gatatu. Ni inyuma y'aho ububasha bwongererejwe ...

Kuri uno wa gatanu, Xi niho yahawe ikindi kiringo co kuba umukuru w'inama nkuru ya gisirikare y’Ubushinwa. "Mu buryo bumwe, Xi yibaza ko gukonganiriza vyose mu minwe y’umugambwe ahagarariye ari wo muti w’izi ngorane zitandukanye”. Vyitezwe cane ko abagiye kugenwa ari abayoboka Xi Jinping.

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China's Xi Jinping Elected to Third Term as President (Voice of America)

Xi Jinping has secured an unprecedented third term as China's president. Nearly 3000 members of China's parliament unanimously voted Friday for Xi to ...

Putin said in a note, “Russia highly values your personal contribution toward the strengthening of ties... Russian leader Vladimir Putin was among the first to congratulate Xi. In October, Xi’s power was also secured with another five years as the head of the Chinese Communist Party.

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Xi Jinping awarded third term as China's president (EL PAÍS in English)

The Chinese leader will stay in power for life at a time of severe economic challenges and rising tensions with the US and other countries.

Li is best known for ruthlessly enforcing a brutal “zero-COVID” lockdown on Shanghai last spring as party boss of the Chinese financial hub, proving his loyalty to Xi in the face of complaints from residents over their lack of access to food, medical care and basic services. Wang Huning, a holdover from the last Politburo Standing Committee, was later named head of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, the NPC’s advisory body that, in coordination with the party’s United Front Department, works to build Xi’s influence and image abroad. Beijing has also blasted sanctions imposed on Russia after it invaded Ukraine, while Russia has staunchly supported China amid tensions with the US over Taiwan. China’s military spending is the world’s second highest after the United States. A two-term limit on the figurehead presidency was deleted from the Chinese Constitution earlier, prompting suggestions he might stay in power for life. The session also swore in 14 congress vice chairpersons. No candidate lists were distributed, and Xi and those awarded other posts were believed to have run unopposed. China must maximize its “national strategic capabilities” in a bid to “systematically upgrade the country’s overall strength to cope with strategic risks, safeguard strategic interests and realize strategic objectives,” Xi was quoted as saying to a meeting of delegates by the official Xinhua News Agency. Under Xi, China and Russia announced a “no limits” relationship and China has pointedly refused to criticize Russia’s invasion of Ukraine while echoing Moscow’s claim that the US and NATO were to blame for provoking the Kremlin. [Li Qiang is widely expected to take over as premier](https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-03-09/will-chinas-next-premier-be-a-moderating-influence-on-xi.html), nominally in charge of the Cabinet and caretaker of the economy. [Chinese leader Xi Jinping](https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-03-08/xi-jinping-accuses-washington-of-trying-to-block-chinas-development.html) was awarded a third five-year term as the nation’s president Friday, putting him on track to stay in power for life at a time of [severe economic challenges](https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-03-09/chinas-big-challenges-in-2023-a-demographic-crisis-and-job-creation.html) and [rising tensions with the US](https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-03-02/ukraine-covid-and-tiktok-stir-up-increased-tensions-between-the-us-and-china.html) and others. The endorsement of Xi’s appointment by the ceremonial National People’s Congress was a foregone conclusion for a leader who has sidelined potential rivals and filled the top ranks of the ruling Communist Party with his supporters since taking power in 2012.

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Xi Jinping obtient un inédit 3e mandat comme président de la Chine (Le Devoir)

Xi Jinping a obtenu vendredi un historique troisième mandat de président chinois après un vote à l'unanimité du Parlement, l'aboutissement d'une ascension ...

Xi Jinping a encore condamné cette semaine la « politique d’endiguement, d’encerclement et de répression contre la Chine » mise en place par « des pays occidentaux menés par les États-Unis ». Le dirigeant de 69 ans avait déjà obtenu en octobre une prolongation de cinq ans au sommet du PCC et de la commission militaire du Parti, les deux postes de pouvoir les plus importants en Chine. Xi Jinping a obtenu vendredi un historique troisième mandat de président chinois après un vote à l’unanimité du Parlement, l’aboutissement d’une ascension qui l’a vu devenir le dirigeant le plus puissant du pays depuis des générations.

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Mixed reactions as Xi Jinping secures third term as China's president (RFI)

Xi Jinping has been re-elected for a third term as China's president. The decision was made at the National People's Congress, China's top legislative body, ...

Despite these tensions, there are also areas of cooperation between the United States and China, notably on climate change and global health. In the United States, there has been concern about China's growing influence and its impact on American interests. Xi Jinping has been re-elected for a third term as China's president.

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Chine: Xi Jinping obtient un troisième mandat historique de président (FRANCE 24)

Le Parlement étant, dans la pratique, inféodé au Parti communiste (PCC) au pouvoir, l'issue du scrutin ne faisait aucun doute. Le dirigeant, âgé de 69 ans, ...

Xi Jinping a encore condamné cette semaine la "politique d'endiguement, d'encerclement et de répression contre la Chine" mise en place par "des pays occidentaux menés par les États-Unis". Pendant des décennies, la République populaire de Chine, échaudée par le chaos politique et le culte de la personnalité durant le règne (1949-1976) de son dirigeant et fondateur Mao Tsé-toung, avait promu une gouvernance plus collégiale au sommet du pouvoir. "Il a vraiment une vision pour la Chine, il veut que la Chine devienne le pays le plus puissant du monde", déclare-t-il. La réélection vendredi de Xi Jinping couronne une ascension politique remarquable durant laquelle il est passé de responsable politique peu connu du grand public à dirigeant chinois le plus puissant depuis des décennies. Le président russe Vladimir Poutine, dont le pays est un proche partenaire économique et diplomatique de la Chine, a rapidement adressé à Xi Jinping ses "sincères félicitations". Pékin (AFP) – Xi Jinping a obtenu vendredi un troisième mandat historique de président en Chine, après un vote à l'unanimité du Parlement, l'aboutissement d'une ascension qui l'a vu devenir le dirigeant le plus puissant du pays depuis des générations.

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Guerre en Ukraine | Xi Jinping doit appeler Volodymyr Zelensky ... (La Presse)

La Chine, qui dit vouloir jouer un rôle dans la cessation des hostilités en Ukraine, doit passer de parole aux actes : le président chinois Xi Jinping doit ...

Il n’y a eu aucune conversation téléphonique entre les deux présidents depuis le 24 février 2022 [le début de l’invasion] », a souligné la ministre en conférence de presse conjointe avec son homologue norvégienne. « Nous espérons que les parties concernées cesseront de faire du battage médiatique et de discréditer la Chine », a ajouté la porte-parole, sans commenter directement sur l’existence de ces centres. « Nous exhortons la Chine à s’assurer que le président Xi ait une conversation avec le président Zelensky.

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Xi clinches third term as China's president amid host of challenges (Reuters)

BEIJING, March 10 (Reuters) - Xi Jinping secured a precedent-breaking third term as president of China on Friday during a parliamentary session in which he ...

The two sealed a "no limits" partnership between China and Russia in February last year, days before Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine. Both men were from Xi's previous team of party leaders at the Politburo Standing Committee. Xi has taken China on a more authoritarian path since assuming control a decade ago, and he extends his tenure for another five-year term amid increasingly adversarial relations with the U.S. The economy grew just 3% last year, among its worst performances in decades. That was all highly expected," Kirby said. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story

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Xi Jinping elected president of China for a historic third term (Morning Star Online)

Born in Beijing in June 1953, Mr Xi joined the Communist Party at the age of 22. He was appointed governor of Fujian and, later, secretary of the Communist ...

Wang Huning was named head of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. Mr Xi had already been named to a third five-year term as general secretary of the Communist Party in October last year. The election of Mr Xi for a third consecutive term as the nation’s president took place during the final session of the 2,977-strong 14th National People’s Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

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Xi Jinping will start 3rd term as China's president (Deseret News)

With the announcement, he will be the longest serving head of state since the Communist Party took over in 1949, per CNN. The legislature, dominated by the ...

China instituted a “zero-COVID” policy during the COVID-19 pandemic, imposing strict rules on citizens requiring strict quarantines. [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/09/china/china-xi-jinping-president-third-term-intl-hnk/index.html). [NBC News](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/xi-jinping-china-third-term-president-rcna74300).

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