“Chinese President Xi Jinping has strengthened his power in the helm of the country and seen his high status in the history of the Communist Party (CCP)”, writes the British daily The Guardian on the last day of the XX Party Congress.
This Saturday, October 22, the congress adopted amendments to its statutes intended to enshrine and preserve Xi Jinping’s role at the “heart” of the party, and his ideas at the foundation of the CCP’s ideology, explains The Straits Times. According to specialists, these changes “should make it even more difficult to oppose Xi, as any dissenting views could be seen as an attack on the party,” explains the Singapore newspaper.
The closing ceremony of the congress was marked by a spectacular and very unusual scene, underlines the daily. “Around 11 a.m., when the top leaders including Xi were seated on the dais of the People’s Palace, former President Hu Jintao, seated next to Xi, was seen being pressured by two men to leave the halls. venue