China’s Communist Party yesterday rewrote its official history to place Xi Jinping alongside Mao Tse-tung as a transformative leader – only the third time in a century it has allowed such a revision and a sign of the president’s tightening grip on power.
The announcement, which paves the way for unlimited rule by the president, came as part of a resolution at the end of a four-day, closed-door meeting in Beijing between senior party officials.
The resolution focused on the party’s achievements in the century since it was founded, but stressed the importance of Xi’s role. Next year, he will seek a third term in power, unprecedented in China’s modern history.
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