Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing, China, 01 Feb 2018. (EPA photo)BEIJING: As China’s Communist Party prepares to repeal term limits and let President Xi Jinping rule beyond 2023, commentators have taken to social media to lampoon and laud the move. One post over the weekend depicted Winnie the Pooh -- a stand-in for the leader -- embracing a giant pot of honey with his eyes rapturously closed. That removes the only formal barrier to Xi, who is also commander-in-chief of the military, staying in power indefinitely. Weibo censors have swung into action and by Monday, search terms such as “third consecutive term” were no longer shown.

Source: Bangkok Post February 26, 2018 04:30 UTC