In February 2018 the CCP Central Committee approved a measure making Xi Jinping dictator for life.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/26/xi-jinping-china-presidential-limit-scrap-dictator-for-life</ref> Xi Jinping is said to be surrounded by sycophant's and yes men. His swift rise to power was accomplished by so-called "anti-corruption" campaigns, stomping out rival power centers in the military and party.
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In February 2018 the CCP Central Committee approved a measure making Xi Jinping dictator for life.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/26/xi-jinping-china-presidential-limit-scrap-dictator-for-life</ref> Xi Jinping is said to be surrounded by sycophant's and yes men. His swift rise to power was accomplished by so-called "anti-corruption" campaigns, stomping out rival power centers in the military and party. The abolition of the presidential term limit amounts to an acknowledgment that the old CCP adage
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“only socialism can save China” requires the new corollary that “only Xi Jinping can save socialism."<ref>https://www.hoover.org/sites/default/files/research/docs/clm56am.pdf</ref>