Xi Jinping is re-elected as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has re-elected Xi Jinping as General Secretary for a third term, while also retaining his post as Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China.

The Chinese president, on behalf of the new structure of the CPC Central Committee, thanked everyone for their trust. "We have to be very vigilant, to always keep sobriety and prudence in the face of new challenges", he mentioned during his speech.

The 20th National Congress of the CCP ended on October 22. The new members of the party's Central Committee were elected. The list does not include four of the current members.

Xi Jinping's predecessors ruled China for two five-year terms. This rule has been in place since 1932, but in 2018, the Constitution was amended to allow the country to be governed indefinitely.

Xi Jinping is arguably China's most powerful leader since Mao Zedong today. 10 years ago, when he took power, foreign policy analysts painted a more generous portrait of him and expressed their hopes that he would be a moderate leader.

Unfortunately, his ambitions reflected the opposite: intolerant of decisiveness, maintaining control by infiltrating every aspect of citizens' lives, removing the age limit from the leadership mandate, the cult of personality, persecution on religious criteria and the "One China" policy.