Xi Jinping secures third term as head of Communist Party

The 20th Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), which wrapped up on Saturday, elected a new CPC Central Committee of 205 people.

Xi Jinping has been elected for a third term as head of the Communist Party of China (CPC), according to the decision of the CPC’s Central Committee, as reported by the state-run Xinhua news agency.

He also secured a third term as Chairman of the Military Council of the CPC Central Committee, in what came after the 20th Congress of the CPC wrapped up on Saturday.

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