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CPC proposes change on Chinese president's term in Constitution

Since you are not even a Chinese citizen, why don't you mind your own business?
You cannot use that line because...

1- This is a publicly accessible forum and English is the semi-official language to facilitate an international audience.

2- The fact that non-US people, including Chinese, participated in US issues, domestic and foreign affairs, made Chinese issues, domestic and foreign affairs, equally valid for discussion.
 
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Here I quote from you.

Or do you mean me?

So if you claim it's a slur describing their own, why are you mad again? To the point of calling him an Indian or a scum?
Yes I mean You and that scum to the Chinese.
Don't you realize I always use 3rd person as in "the Chinese"

We are guests having a good time here not discussing about Singapore.
What's there to be angry about.?
I don't have time to tell you how I conduct my debates.
You devise your own strategy and don't try to teach your grandfather.
That's the only thing that spoils my time here.
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Xi Jinping as president beyond 2023 may be good for China – though the West won’t believe it
PUBLISHED : Monday, 26 February, 2018, 5:40pm
UPDATED : Monday, 26 February, 2018, 5:40pm

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Tom Plate says China’s move to scrap the presidential term limit cannot be seen purely in black and white terms. Strongman leadership is not reviled in Asia the way it is in the West, and an argument could be made to challenge America’s own belief in presidential term limits

And so the Communist Party of China recommends to the National People’s Congress the removal of China’s rough equivalent of America’s 22nd amendment – two terms at most for the top leader. Anyone who didn’t see this “surprise” coming needs to have her or his China-watcher eyeglass prescription carefully re-examined. Now the way is paved for a long march by incumbent President Xi Jinping, conceivably for as long as he can stand the difficult job of being No 1 for 1.4 billion people, and for as long as – in some sense – the Chinese people can be happy with the notion of him continuing to do it.

Change to Chinese presidency term limits could signal overhaul of role
Naturally, the reaction in America is already climbing towards the semi-hysterical. A law professor at the respected Fordham University in New York termed the move nothing less than a new step “in the continuing breakdown of political norms that had sway in China’s reform era”.

The widely admired Susan Shirk, at the University of California, San Diego, takes the dim view that “the risk of policy misjudgments is greater than it has been under any other leader since Mao died”. Concludes Professor Shirk, who in the late 1990s served honourably and well as the deputy assistant secretary of state in charge of worrying about China, Hong Kong and Taiwan: “Xi is now unfettered. He owns the entire policy process.”

Maybe. What we know for sure about this move is that, one, Xi wanted the term limits axed and, two, no one who might not have wanted it was strong enough to stand up against him.

First he swept up corrupt officials. Now Xi is tightening party control
What we don’t know, though, is a much longer list, and this includes whether in fact this will prove such a terrible idea, or even whether by 2023, when the end of his second term would have ticked to an end, Xi will still have enough steel in his stomach to soldier on, not to mention the Olympian will deemed to keep enemies at bay, his age notwithstanding.

So the more positive question that might be asked in the West is whether continuity of leadership by personality will hold China back, as Mao Zedong’s long run did, and at the same time threaten the West and its friends in Asia? Or will there be value for China and the world to keeping one man at the top?
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In Asia, to generalise, the ideological evil of authoritarianism is not universally accepted. Consider: without the late General Suharto, with all his many faults, a nation left behind as recklessly as Indonesia was by the Dutch when they scampered back to their dykes could not possibly have been held together except by authoritarian will – whether of the left or the right.

And, over the decades, neither Singapore nor even Malaysia seemed to have been crippled by strong-armed leaders. Indeed, Singapore’s founding prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew, left behind a country that is a contemporary gold standard for governance. And even today, some in Malaysia like the idea of strong-minded Dr Mahathir Mohamad, now 92, returning to power.

Lee Kuan Yew proved the virtues of a strong government
Here in America, an axiomatic belief in the superiority of our democratic system is not at an all-time high. This is not entirely due to the burlesque of a government laid before our eyes daily by Donald Trump, who, unlike Xi, did not pay his learning dues at lower levels of government. Rather, it is also because of the growing sense that what may have worked well in the past may not work, even for America, as well in the future; and, in addition, for the foreseeable future, democracy of whatever kind might never work magically in many places elsewhere.

What’s more, America’s belief in the redemptive value of term limits merits further examination. In some political jurisdictions, it has helped bring in new blood; but, in others, it has replaced seasoned leaders with fresh nonsensical amateurs, to the detriment of good governance.

Indeed, in the 20th century, most assessments of presidential performance would place Franklin D. Roosevelt, our 32nd president, at the top of the list. He was elected not just to three terms but four. In 1951, the 22nd amendment to the US Constitution was ratified, which seemed like a good idea at the time; and perhaps even more so now. But there were moments in-between when America had its doubts about the constitutional dogmatism of having to force someone out of office who was doing the job well.

Xi may stay well beyond 2023 or leave exactly then. Now the choice is his to make. He will be judged not by how long he stays but by how well China does while he is at the top.

Xi will be judged not by how long he stays but by how well China does while he is at the top
China as a civilisation and nation has more staying power than any one man. The quality of the leader is undoubtedly one main factor – but it is only one. Former president Jiang Zemin had as his No 2 the amazingly capable Zhu Rongji: would as much have been done without him?

No-term-limits Xi is said to be bringing back as vice-president his anti-corruption tsar Wang Qishan. The former Beijing mayor has moved over to the National People’s Congress and, gossip has it, is waiting for the next green light upwards. Presumably, if Xi wants him as his vice-president, then that is what he will become.

Why is it that the West will always respond to any political event in China with all the enthusiasm of a funeral director? Has China achieved nothing in past decades that merits approval?

Who really knows how this will turn out? Conceivably, Xi could prove the very model of an anti-Mao and China’s development will proceed apace with improving government.

Columnist Tom Plate, author of Yo-Yo Diplomacy and the Giants of Asia series, is Loyola Marymount University’s Distinguished Scholar of Asian and Pacific Affairs, and vice-president at Pacific Century Institute
 
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Xi offend too many interest groups in his anti-corruption campaign. If he didn't extend his presidency, he will be revenged.

It's still pathetic that a leader of a country doesn't believe in the system that nurture him.
 
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Yes I mean You and that scum to the Chinese.

But which part of my comment did you feel insulted? I just disagreed in your way of engaging with different views but nowhere did I mock you.
 
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But which part of my comment did you feel insulted? I just disagreed in your way of engaging with different views but nowhere did I mock you.

To talk to 50 cents is a waste of time. You will not get anything from it. Now China do is ruled by their master. So they have rights to bark louder. I respect that, I have to.

But the reason I'm talking here is that I want to show the world that we Chinese are like the People in the other part of the world. We do not unanimously support CCP. We are actually like normal people. We have different voice. Trust me, those 50 cents are just the minority of the Chinese People. The majority do know what CCP really is.
 
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Xi offend too many interest groups in his anti-corruption campaign. If he didn't extend his presidency, he will be revenged.

It's still pathetic that a leader of a country doesn't believe in the system that nurture him.
You got a point there.
Just see how the DPP went all out to get Ma Yingjiu after KMT lost the election.

To talk to 50 cents is a waste of time. You will not get anything from it. Now China do is ruled by their master. So they have rights to bark louder. I respect that, I have to.

But the reason I'm talking here is that I want to show the world that we Chinese are like the People in the other part of the world. We do not unanimously support CCP. We are actually like normal people. We have different voice. Trust me, those 50 cents are just the minority of the Chinese People. The majority do know what CCP really is.
Lucky you got chance to stay in clean, modern and well managed China.
Hope you make good use of your toilet training when you return to Gangadesh.
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I remember Bo Xilai before he was arrested by Xi said to the media with great sincereness and emotion that he is very poor, clean, frugal, and the money it takes for his son to study abroad (in a luxury school in England) is earned by his son through scholarship. Today we all know what the truth is. Mind you some naive Chinese even today still think that the leader of China should be Bo instead of Xi. The thing is all those Chinese officials are good actors or actress. They all claim that they are very clean. But it seems that we do not have reason to believe their words. So I want to ask why some of my fellow Chinese here are so sure that Xi is not like Bo or Zhou Yongkang or Guo boxiong or so many others and is clean? From what I heard Xi has two sisters, one is Australian, another is Canadian. Xi also has a brother Xi yuanping who is now an Australian. And more importantly, from the first day in his office, Xi has started to idolize himself. The intensity of his propaganda even surprised me because it really was not like that in Hu's time. Now I think I know why. Xi has made one of his wild ambitions known to the world. Another Kim Jong-un in my opinion. No offence to Kim. But does Xi has other wild ambitions? Obviously no one in China can stop him now. I think we all will see.

You got a point there.
Just see how the DPP went all out to get Ma Yingjiu after KMT lost the election.


Lucky you got chance to stay in clean, modern and well managed China.
Hope you make good use of your toilet training when you return to Gangadesh.
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Please, do not waste your time on me. You can only make me laugh...:woot:
 
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Please, do not waste your time on me. You can only make me laugh...:woot:
Surely you laugh, you get to stay in China, country on the cusp of being leader of the world, with modern amenities and super efficient high speed train transport.
That is a far cry from your hometown, Gangadesh.
Pity China don't easily give out PR or citizenship to Gangadeshi.

China may require the political stability with another term in office for Xi if China intents to reclaim Taiwan and South Tibet.
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沙比,你除了会叫我硬度人还会什么?被狗共洗脑洗成白痴还不知道真是可怜又可笑。。。



Free discuss? Ha Ha Ha Ha

If you can read the comments of this news on Chinese website, you will find there are only one voice: Support! Not because there are no different voice in China but because only 50 cents can leave comments under the news.

And I can assure you whatever Xi want Xi will get. "People's representative" will support anything he say. You will see.
False flagger. The choice of wording for that chinese sentence are ludicrously wrong.

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Damn funny- why are there so many Indians always resorting to masquerading as chinese in the far east section? Why cant they just present themselves as who they are and carry out a meaningful debate? to make their posts seem credible? Desperate to vent their frustration?

10 rupee army?(enough to get a shave):

 
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CPC proposes change on Chinese president's term in Constitution

BEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- The Communist Party of China Central Committee proposed to remove the expression that the President and Vice-President of the People's Republic of China "shall serve no more than two consecutive terms" from the country's Constitution.

The proposal was made public Sunday.

http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-02/25/c_136998770.htm
Wow.... I didnt expect this. If they do lift the term limits then Xi will be ruling China for a longgggg time to come. We humans are naturally greedy and power hungry. I dontd think Xi will leave power when he doesn't have to anymore. It might become like other developing countries in Africa and the Middle East ruled by one strong man with a cult like personality.
Will be interesting to see.
 
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This single move could potentially ruin china's dream of becoming a global economic giant and her social fabric as well.
 
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Wow.... I didnt expect this. If they do lift the term limits then Xi will be ruling China for a longgggg time to come. We humans are naturally greedy and power hungry. I dontd think Xi will leave power when he doesn't have to anymore. It might become like other developing countries in Africa and the Middle East ruled by one strong man with a cult like personality.
Will be interesting to see.

i don't think he will ruling China more than 20 years.
Xi might think his job not finish yet, to wipe out Corroption inside the party and Unify China under his Terms.. because only a strong leader like Xi who can do the job.
if he don't Ruling for another 10 years, his predecessor not as strong as him.. his effort to curb corruption inside the party will back to square one.
 
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