asia times
Michael Martina October 24, 2017 2:30 PM (UTC+8)
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http://www.atimes.com/article/company-mao-xi-jinping-thought-enshrined-party/No other leader since Mao has had an eponymous ideology included in the Communist Party's constitution while in office China’s ruling Communist Party enshrined President Xi Jinping’s political thought into its constitution on Tuesday, putting him in the same company as the founder of modern China, Mao Zedong, and cementing his power ahead of a new top leadership reshuffle.
The party unanimously passed an amendment to include “Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era” as one of its guiding principles at the end of its week-long congress.
The party was due to announce its new Standing Committee, the apex of power in China, on Wednesday. The current committee is made up of seven people.
