Chinese leaders issue official history to elevate Xi
By JOE McDONALD, Associated Press
Published: November 11, 2021, 9:06am
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Portraits of China's former top leaders from left Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao and including the current President Xi Jinping are seen at a military camp in Beijing, China, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021. China's leaders have approved a resolution on the history of the ruling Communist Party that was expected to set the stage for President Xi Jinping to extend his rule next year during a four-day meeting of its Central Committee that ended Thursday. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)Photo Gallery
BEIJING — Leaders of China’s ruling Communist Party on Thursday set the stage for President Xi Jinping to extend his rule next year, praising his role in the country’s rise as an economic and strategic power and approving a political history that gives him status alongside the most important party figures.
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