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February 27, 2018

China Drops Presidential Term Limits, Clearing Path for Xi to Serve Indefinitely
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China announced unexpectedly Sunday it was dropping presidential term
limits, clearing the way for President Xi Jinping to serve indefinitely.
The announcement overturns decades-old term limits in China. Meanwhile,
the prominent Chinese human rights lawyer Li Baiguang has died in a
state-run hospital in Nanjing. Chinese human rights organizations are
calling for an independent investigation into his death.


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