President Xi Jinping walks to deliver his speech at the closing session of the National People’s Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on March 20. Photo: Reuters President Xi Jinping walks to deliver his speech at the closing session of the National People’s Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on March 20. Photo: Reuters
President Xi Jinping walks to deliver his speech at the closing session of the National People’s Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on March 20. Photo: Reuters
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Beyond term limits: China’s new constitution is written for a nation on the rise

Tian Feilong says the latest amendments, of which the controversial removal of presidential term limits was one, show a newly confident nation following its own path

Topic |   China's Two Sessions 2018
Tian Feilong
Tian Feilong

Updated: 3:58pm, 23 Mar, 2018

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President Xi Jinping walks to deliver his speech at the closing session of the National People’s Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on March 20. Photo: Reuters President Xi Jinping walks to deliver his speech at the closing session of the National People’s Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on March 20. Photo: Reuters
President Xi Jinping walks to deliver his speech at the closing session of the National People’s Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on March 20. Photo: Reuters
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