On saturday, at the 20th party congress, crucial meeting of the governing Chinese Communist, about 2,400 representatives came together in Beijing to work out major reshuffles and constitutional reforms well before the official close on saturday.
Xi, who is in power over ten years, was voted again as the party’s general secretary for another five-year term, bringing the country back towards one-man rule after many years of power-sharing between its elite.
The 69-year-old communist leader was also reelected head of china’s central military commission, keeping him in charge of the people’s liberation army.
Speaking on Sunday after the event, Xi said after 40 years of intensive development, the country can boast of rapid economic growth and long-term stability.
He also emphasised the need for the country to keep room for relationships open, adding that the world cannot do without China. “China’s development can’t leave the world and the world’s development also needs China,” Xi said.
“After more than 40 years of unflagging efforts towards reform and opening up, we have created two miracles — rapid economic development and long-term social stability.”
Xi also unveiled six of his loyalists as members of Politburo Standing Committee (PSC), China’s most powerful political body, as they walked on stage in order of rank.
The members of the PSC include Xi are Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, and Li Xi.
According to the Guardian, for the first time in 25 years, the new Politburo contains no women as members.
