What do we know about the Chinese political system?
While India is a multi-party democracy, China has a one-party rule. The country has been under the control of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) since 1949. It was in 1949 that CCP defeated its rival party in a civil war.
All three wings of the Chinese government (the executive, legislature, and judiciary) report to the highest ruling body of the CCP, the Politburo.
Who is Mr. Xi Jinping?
Mr. Xi Jinping has been the President of China since 2013. Since his father was also an important CCP official, he grew up among the political elites of Beijing.
He was in college when he joined the CCP in 1974. He became the acting Governor of the Fujian province in 1999.
By 2007, he was appointed as one of the nine members of the Politburo. Recently, he was approved for his third term as the President of China.
What is unique about Mr. Xi Jinping’s Presidency?
Earlier, a leader could be President for two terms only. Each term of the President lasts for five years. In 2018, Mr. Xi removed this restriction. Thus, after his recent appointment, he has become the first Chinese leader to be President for three terms.
However, his real authority comes from being General Secretary of the CCP and Chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC).
As he enters his third term, China faces many challenges, such as a falling birth rate, protests against the Zero-Covid policy, economic slowdown, and growing tensions between China and the USA. Let’s wait and see how he deals with these issues!
