Xi poised to extend power as China set to lift term limits Video
provided by AFP China is growing less democratic, dashing old false
hopes: Our view For the past several decades, the United States and its
allies have worked on the assumption that China, if engaged in trade and
other ties with the West, would gravitate toward a more democratic
government. It’s not an unreasonable assumption. South Korea, for
example, once had an autocratic government and has since moved to free
elections. China, it seems, is going in the opposite direction. Chinese
President Xi Jinping has been consolidating power since taking office in
2012. On Sunday, the National People's Congress is expected to vote to
give
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