“I don’t see any reasonable challenges for him,” Wu Qiang, a political analyst in Beijing who formerly taught at Tsinghua University, said of Mr. Xi. But the vague official announcement released at that time did not hint at the momentous expansion of Mr. Xi’s presidential power, which was kept secret until Sunday. Instead, Mr. Xi chose men — no women — who were closer to his own age or older. Mr. Putin then returned to the presidency in 2012, and is running this year for re-election to another term. Mr. Xi may now have even greater power, and the question will be how he chooses to use it.

Source: New York Times February 25, 2018 09:33 UTC