Lawmakers name ex-anti-graft chief Wang Qishan vice president
China passed an amendment, removing term limits to enable President Xi to stay on as the Chinese president beyond 2023
The vote - never in doubt - gives Xi more time to enact plans to centralize party control, increase global clout and curb financial and environmental risks
Xi also warned that an official should keep both himself and the whole family "clean"
With term limits gone, Xi Jinping can rule China until he retires, dies or is ousted
Deng's reading of Chinese history and the depredations of Mao's disastrous rule of China that caused the untold suffering, entirely avoidable deaths of 30 million people
The Chinese system is new, Xi said, because it unites all political parties and people without party affiliation toward a common goal
National People's Congress to vote on scrapping term limit, fill top posts with president's allies
The notion of a such an uncontrollable, extra-terrestrial mandate is extraordinarily useful
Speculation about the appointment of four Vice Premiers came as China today commenced its well-choreographed annual parliament
For China's neighbours, such as India, the concern will be deep
Earlier this month, China's ambassador to Washington warned the Trump administration against adopting a confrontational approach toward China
In 2016, the CPC officially gave him the title of core leader
The constitutional change must be approved by the National People's Congress, which is expected to hold its annual plenary session in March
Xi issued military training instructions to the PLA during a mobilisation ceremony which was simultaneously broadcast to 4,000 military gatherings around China
The development of China's cyberspace is entering a fast lane...China's doors will only become more and more open, said Xi
Xi painted a picture of a global order that would bring collective benefits
China is showing signs that it is aware of unease in the private sector
The symbolic move came on the final day of a week-long political summit in Beijing
Chen Min'er, ally of Chinese leader, gains favour as potential loyal successor