The move by the Chinese Communist Party (CPC) to amend the constitution to give a third term to President Xi Jinping has several implications, largely negative. When collective leadership was first instituted, hopes arose that this might serve to relatively moderate Chinese policies at home and abroad. Xi is already challenging this order, offering its own political and development model as a more efficient alternative. He has repeatedly rejected western values and western democracy, with attempts to weed out western ideas from Chinese society. The world will now have to deal with a determined and motivated Xi for the next ten years or even more.

Source: Economic Times February 28, 2018 02:03 UTC