Xi Jinping is up for reappointment at the end of 2027 and likely has a couple more terms ahead of him.
“He's up for reappointment at the end of next year. He probably has a couple of terms in him yet, but he's also, as a good Marxist Leninist, looking to where the dialectical forces take him in terms of unique periods of opportunity.”
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disputableXi Jinping is formally reappointed as General Secretary of the CCP at the end of 2027, or the party chooses a different leader.
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