Jinping: President for Life
Chinese Parliament recently passed a bill removing term limits on President Xi Jinping allowing him to rule indefinitely. It was a surprised to many because China has played around with Presidents for Life and it has brought consequences in many ways.
Chairman Mao Zetung ruled China from 1949 to 1975 and it wasn't until Mao's death is when China was finally able to make economic reforms and open the country to foreign investment and create economic growth.
China has had different presidents chosen by the Chinese Communist Party to the lead the country and they had term limits to put checks and balances on power so all the power doesn't vest in one person.
By China making this sudden change can have dire consequences for the country and for its citizens. Xi is not like Mao in the way that he brought famine and millions of people dying of starvation and I believe he is a more pragmatic leader than Mao but he wants to go down in history as the man that brought the "Chinese Dream" a term that has been associated with Xi on creating China into a rich and prosperous society within the socialist realm.
The Chinese people see themselves as a world power and as a rich and powerful country that has influence on a global scale and they want to exercise that influence around the world even if it means not having real democracy or having limits on absolute power. In many ways it will hurt China's image as a civilized country and as the world's largest economy.
China has had different presidents chosen by the Chinese Communist Party to the lead the country and they had term limits to put checks and balances on power so all the power doesn't vest in one person.
By China making this sudden change can have dire consequences for the country and for its citizens. Xi is not like Mao in the way that he brought famine and millions of people dying of starvation and I believe he is a more pragmatic leader than Mao but he wants to go down in history as the man that brought the "Chinese Dream" a term that has been associated with Xi on creating China into a rich and prosperous society within the socialist realm.
The Chinese people see themselves as a world power and as a rich and powerful country that has influence on a global scale and they want to exercise that influence around the world even if it means not having real democracy or having limits on absolute power. In many ways it will hurt China's image as a civilized country and as the world's largest economy.
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