Xi Jinping Consolidates Power in China, Hinting at Indefinite Rule Like Mao
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Xi Jinping has been president of China and leader of the Communist Party since 2012, making him one of the most powerful people in the world.
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Xi's family was persecuted during Mao's Cultural Revolution when Xi was a teenager, but he methodically rose to power after Mao died.
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Since becoming leader, Xi has consolidated power by purging rivals and promoting loyalists, undoing previous limits.
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Xi removed term limits in 2018, signaling he intends to rule indefinitely like Mao did.
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Despite social unrest over "zero Covid," Xi shows no sign of giving up the considerable power he has amassed.