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White House: Xi’s Term Limits ‘Decision for China to Make’

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02/26/18
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The White House said on Monday a decision that could see Chinese leader Xi Jinping rule for life was an internal matter for the authorities in Beijing.

“I believe that’s a decision for China to make,” said spokeswoman Sarah Sanders, after the country’s Communist Party called for the removal of presidential term limits. “The president has talked about term limits in a number of capacities during the campaign and something that he supports here in the United States, but that’s a decision that’s up to China.”

U.S. President Donald J. Trump has previously expressed the need for term limits for lawmakers.

'Argh, we’re going to become North Korea': China's social media lashes against Communist Party's plan for Xi to stay in power indefinitely https://t.co/oYh8goQjcB pic.twitter.com/ZRxI4Jh1MT

— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) February 26, 2018

Mr. Xi has long been seen as the most powerful Chinese leader of the last three decades, but with this latest consolidation of power, he could well rival Mao Zedong and is well poised to define U.S.-China relations for decades to come.

The guarded U.S. reaction reflects that reality, but also Mr. Trump’s long-standing reluctance to criticize undemocratic regimes and his delicate relationship with Mr. Xi, with whom he has claimed a “quite extraordinary” personal relationship. Despite that bonhomie, the two leaders have sparred over trade and Mr. Trump’s bellicose statements on North Korea.

Like Washington, China has been angered by Kim Jong Un‘s provocative behavior. But it has also been wary of economic pressure that could bring the collapse of the Pyongyang regime.

China censors online discussion of presidential term limit, as Xi Jinping set to rule indefinitely https://t.co/tUruBsXSmb@FreedomofPress @RSF_inter @PressFreedom @FreedomHouse @IndexCensorship @IFEX @RSF_eastasia #china pic.twitter.com/AMCfUtoIHq

— Hong Kong Free Press (@HongKongFP) February 26, 2018

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