REFLECTIONS
China's President Trades One Set of Risks for Another
Feb 28, 2018 | 20:05 GMT
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Highlights
- China's Communist Party has moved to abolish presidential term limits, paving the way for President Xi Jinping to further consolidate power.
- China's political centralization efforts are part of its ongoing attempts to establish a more balanced and sustainable economic model.
- But Xi's dogged persistence brings its own set of challenges, potentially encouraging intraparty resistance and local disapproval.
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