The head of state has the People’s Congress give him his third term – and does not hide which era is about to end and which is about to begin. He also shows what he is aiming for by mediating between two deadly enemies.
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Leah Sahay
Above all, it was a ceremonial vote as Xi Jinping was elected China’s president for the third time by all 2,952 delegates to the People’s Congress. Most Chinese accepted the decision with the utmost indifference, there is nothing they can do about it anyway.