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Hong Kong (CNN)The announcement Sunday that China will drop term
limits on the presidency clears the way for Xi Jinping to rule the
country indefinitely.
However, analysts warned that what
initially seems like a demonstration of absolute power could actually be a sign
of weakness, with Xi apparently unwilling to allow the rise of a potential
political rival.
This could lead to future
instability in the world's most populous country as wannabe successors jockey
for power within a Communist Party (CCP) completely dominated by the
64-year-old Xi.
And his absolute authority will also
leave him vulnerable to absolute blame in the instance of an economic shock or
foreign policy crisis.
The latter could be increasingly
likely, as Xi's rule so far has been characterized by a more bullish military
and diplomatic policy as China seeks to move
into a power vacuum left in Asia by a retreating Washington....Continue Reading
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