Chinese media say the Communist Party has proposed lifting term limits for the office of president from China’s Constitution. Under the proposal, party leader Xi Jinping could continue serving as president after the year 2023. China’s official Xinhua news agency published a report on the “proposed constitutional amendment package” Sunday. It said the Communist Party of China supported plans to drop the “two consecutive terms limit to the offices of the President and Vice-President. Term limits have been part of the constitution since 1982. The communist party also proposed adding “Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era” to the Constitution. This will make Xi the third Chinese leader to have such an honor. In the past, the constitution was amended to include Mao Zedong Thought and Deng Xiaoping Theory. Xi is expected to be elected to a second five-year term as president at a meeting of the National People’s Congress. The proposals will likely be approved at that meeting, which opens on March 5.
Title: China to Drop Presidential Term Limit, Letting Xi Stay in Power
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data-start-time='22500' data-end-time='34354'>China’s official Xinhua news agency published a report on the “proposed constitutional amendment package” Sunday.</span> <span data-start-time='34354' data-end-time='49563'>It said the Communist Party of China supported plans to drop the “two consecutive terms limit to the offices of the President and Vice-President.</span> <span data-start-time='49563' data-end-time='57021'>Term limits have been part of the constitution since 1982.</span> <span data-start-time='57021' data-end-time='71750'>The communist party also proposed adding “Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era” to the Constitution.</span> <span data-start-time='71750' data-end-time='78125'>This will make Xi the third Chinese leader to have such an honor.</span> <span data-start-time='78125' data-end-time='88542'>In the past, the constitution was amended to include Mao Zedong Thought and Deng Xiaoping Theory.</span> <span data-start-time='88542' 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