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Understanding the double helix of Chinese history

News, Denise Y Ho, Published on 19/03/2018

» Now that China's National People's Congress has voted -- 2,958 to two -- to abolish presidential term limits, Xi Jinping could rule China indefinitely, rather than completing a tenure of two five-year terms in 2023. To what degree is Mr Xi set to become the all-powerful ruler that many observers predict?