Chinese Regime

Xi Poised to Further Consolidate Power at This Year’s CCP Congress: Experts

Xi Poised to Further Consolidate Power at This Year’s CCP Congress: Experts
Chinese Communist Party’s head Xi Jinping (C) waves to attendees with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (R) and member of the Communist Party of China's Politburo Standing Committee Li Zhanshu (L) applauding by his side, after being elected for a second five-year term during the 5th plenary session of the first session of the 13th Congress in Beijing on March 17, 2018. Etienne Oliveau/Getty Images
Michael Washburn
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping is poised to take advantage of the 20th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) scheduled for this fall, and to use the idiosyncrasies of the communist regime’s top-down structure of autocratic governance to further enhance his power, panelists at a virtual hearing of a U.S. congressional advisory body said.

At the twice-in-a-decade Party meeting, Xi is widely expected to launch a bid for an unprecedented third term in power.

Michael Washburn
Michael Washburn
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Michael Washburn is a New York-based reporter who covers U.S. and China-related topics for The Epoch Times. He has a background in legal and financial journalism, and also writes about arts and culture. Additionally, he is the host of the weekly podcast Reading the Globe. His books include “The Uprooted and Other Stories,” “When We're Grownups,” and “Stranger, Stranger.”
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