The decision was made during the Communist Party’s party congress on Saturday. This is reported by the AFP news agency. – It is agreed that the party’s constitution includes statements about determined resistance and prevention of separatists who want “Taiwanese independence”, the resolution states. Left the meeting During the party congress’s closing ceremony, the country’s former president, Hu Jintao, was also escorted out, according to AFP’s journalist on the scene. Hu reportedly appeared reluctant to leave the meeting, but after a brief chat with President Xi and Premier Li, he was led out by a host who held him by the arm. So far, there has been no explanation as to why he had to leave before the meeting was over. Former President Hu Jintao walks past President Xi Jinping during the closing ceremony. Photo: Ng Han Guan / AP Unanimous support During the party congress, a resolution was passed supporting Xi Jinping continuing as party leader. It was unanimously adopted. – All party members are obliged to maintain Comrade Xi Jinping’s core position in the party’s Central Committee and in the party as a whole, the resolution states. Thus, it is almost certain that he will get a third five-year term in power. It has been common for Chinese leaders to only serve as party leader and president for two five-year terms. President Xi Jinping has wanted to change this so that he can remain in office for another term. Excluded Four politicians were removed from the top leadership of the Communist Party, including China’s Prime Minister Li Keqiang, AP reports. The other three removed are Wang Yang, Li Zhanshu and Han Zheng, with the latter two retiring, according to Reuters. Until now, Li has been the second most powerful politician in China. Prime Minister Li Keqiang has been removed from the Communist Party’s top leadership. The picture is from 2018. Photo: JASON LEE / Reuters The governor of the Chinese central bank, Yi Gang, and chairman of the Chinese Financial Supervisory Authority, Guo Shuqing, were also excluded by the Communist Party’s Central Committee, the news agency writes. It is not clear when the announcement of a new party leadership will come, but according to AP it is expected that it will be presented on Sunday. 205 members of the Central Committee are to be appointed, with 25 members of the Politburo forming the core of the Communist Party of China. An earlier version of this article stated that the Communist Party of China states in its constitution that Taiwan cannot become independent. The correct thing is that the Communist Party of China states in its statutes that Taiwan cannot become independent. The constitution is adopted by the Norwegian People’s Congress. The article was corrected at 10.03 on 22 October 2022.
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