
May 2018
Elizabeth Economy – Xi Jinping: China’s Paramount Leader
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In March the Chinese National People’s Congress removed constitutional term limits on the position of the President, meaning current President Xi Jinping could serve as his country’s leader for life. Elizabeth Economy, the Director of Asia Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, will discuss this development, which shocked many both inside and outside China, at a LAWAC lunch on Wednesday, May 9. Xi Jinping came to power in 2012, promising reforms, but in his first term he did the…
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