President Xi Jinping casts his ballot in Beijing on Sunday in a vote on constitutional revisions that removed the presidential term limit, among other changes. Photo: Reuters President Xi Jinping casts his ballot in Beijing on Sunday in a vote on constitutional revisions that removed the presidential term limit, among other changes. Photo: Reuters
President Xi Jinping casts his ballot in Beijing on Sunday in a vote on constitutional revisions that removed the presidential term limit, among other changes. Photo: Reuters
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Nectar Gan
Nectar Gan

Updated: 1:47pm, 12 Mar, 2018

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President Xi Jinping casts his ballot in Beijing on Sunday in a vote on constitutional revisions that removed the presidential term limit, among other changes. Photo: Reuters President Xi Jinping casts his ballot in Beijing on Sunday in a vote on constitutional revisions that removed the presidential term limit, among other changes. Photo: Reuters
President Xi Jinping casts his ballot in Beijing on Sunday in a vote on constitutional revisions that removed the presidential term limit, among other changes. Photo: Reuters
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