(CNN) Chinese leader Xi Jinping holds so many titles that he has earned himself a nickname: the "Chairman of Everything." "Giving General Secretary Xi the unearned title of 'President' lends a veneer of democratic legitimacy to the CCP and Xi's authoritarian rule." announced it would begin referring to Xi using "the title by which he derives his authority: General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party." US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on November 9, 2017. Some experts argue he might, instead, prefer to revive the retired title of Party Chairman, last held by Mao.

Source: CNN September 09, 2020 00:56 UTC