Xi Jinping will be re-elected for a third
term as General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Chairman of
the Central Military Commission, and President. He is the only leader as
President to the nation after Mao Zedong in China. Jinping is currently in
power for a second term which ends next year. CPC meetings began on Monday to
discuss Xi’s third term. These meetings are being held on the occasion of the
centenary of the establishment of the CPC. A historic resolution will also be
adopted on this occasion. CPC members meet every year to discuss issues and
set-right policies in key areas. When Deng Xiaoping was president, rules were
made that no leader should take on these responsibilities more than twice. All
party leaders over the age of 68 must retire.
However, he acknowledged that their numbers were not enough to defeat Jinping's
party, which had become a powerful leader after Mao. In 2018, a constitutional
amendment was made to this effect. This paved the way for him to remain in
office for the rest of his life. By this, Xi re-writes the history of China.
But incumbent Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has announced that 12 of the 25
members of the party's politburo will retire under the 68-year-old retirement
rule. The new rule will apply to President but not others. CPC took the
decision in closed rooms without knowing even the consent of the people. CPC
has defended the decision quoting that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of
China raises many threats. They created an assumption that strong leaders will
protest the nation safely instead of newcomers.
Trouble for India
China ramps up developments along LAC in the
recent past and did mock-ups for missile target practice. US media says that
China’s PLA is recruiting Tibetans. Reportedly, PLA has conducted 30 days
recruitment drive and included 400 Tibetans. It has aimed to deploy one Tibetan
from each family. New recruits will be trained by PLA and are likely to be
deployed across LAC. On another side, PLA deployed modern weaponry in its
arsenal. PLA installed fiber optic cable which is going to be used for speedy
communication among the troops at the time wars. CPC's new resolution
legitimizes the aggressive actions of the Chinese President giving him the
approval to commit more military provocations.
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