China's Communist Party will on Sunday open its 20th Party Congress, the country's most important political meeting, which is held once every five years.
Here are five questions and answers about the opaque process that will see major leadership changes expected to bolster President Xi Jinping's authority and grant him a landmark third term.The CCP, which has ruled China since 1949, has held 19 congresses to fill its leadership ranks since it was founded in 1921.
The committee will select members for the 25-person Politburo and its all-powerful Standing Committee -- the country's highest leadership body and apex of power, currently comprising just seven people.In 2018, he abolished the presidential two-term limit, set by former leader Deng Xiaoping in the 1980s to avoid another Mao Zedong-style dictatorship.The current Standing Committee consists of Xi, Premier Li Keqiang, Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang, Wang Huning, Zhao Leji and Han Zheng.
If the informal rule is upheld, but as expected does not apply to Xi, two out of seven members will step down -- leaving Xi, 69, Li Keqiang, 67, Zhao, 65, Wang Yang, 67, and Wang Huning, also 67. This further consolidates his personal power and raises uncertainties about how long he plans to rule, making potential successors vie for his approval.
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