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‘I was making these points on behalf of some of us,’ says liberal thinker, whose 24-page article was put up at the Peking University campus this month
Now in position to lead his nation indefinitely, the leader could be the most powerful man in Beijing since Mao Zedong, but history suggests titles and power don’t necessarily go hand in hand.
The presidency is a largely nominal office in the Chinese political system but it has advantages for a leader looking for a bigger role in world affairs, analysts say.