China's Communist Party to hold key Congress from Sunday to endorse record 3rd term for Xi, appoint new leaders
Beijing, Oct. 15 (PTI): China’s ruling Communist Party will hold its key Congress from on Sunday during which a new set of top officials will be appointed except for President Xi Jinping who is set to get endorsed for a record third term, breaking over the three-decade norm for top leaders to step down after a 10-year tenure. The 20h Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), in which 2,296 elected delegates under the norms and guidelines set by Xi will attend a closed-door meeting, is being held amid a rare protest against Xi and his rigid Zero COVID policy of widespread restrictio...