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China sets stage for President Xi Jinping to stay in office indefinitely

<div><span style="font-size: 10pt;">China's ruling Communist Party on Sunday set the stage for President Xi Jinping to stay in office indefinitely, with a proposal to remove a constitutional clause limiting presidential service to just two terms in office.&nbsp;</span></div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>The announcement, carried by state news agency Xinhua said, the proposal had been made by the party's Central Committee, the largest of its elite ruling bodies.&nbsp;</div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>It said, the proposal also covers the vice president position.&nbsp;</div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>Xinhua said, the Communist Party of China Central Committee proposed to remove the expression that the President and Vice-President of the People's Republic of China shall serve no more than two consecutive terms' from the country's Constitution.&nbsp;</div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>Constitutional reform needs to be approved by parliament. That is stacked with members chosen for their loyalty to the party, meaning the reform will not be blocked.&nbsp;</div>''<div><br />''</div>

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