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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

There is just no way in hell that Xi Jinping (age 71 right now) keeps being the best option for China's leadership for 10+ years under a meritocratic ideal.

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/03/11/592694991/china-removes-presidential-term-limits-enabling-xi-jinping-to-rule-indefinitely

He's better than Trump obviously but so is a warm piece of cow shit.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

Not sure whether Xi keeping the job is faltering of the CCP's ideal of collective leadership, or him being the guy the collective leadership wants as figurehead. They certainly don't want a second Mao that's for sure.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

The politbureau/party can still elect a new leader even if term limits are removed. There is democracy for "qualified voters" in China.