1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov March 23, 2018Chinas Communist Party Absorbs More of the State In March 2018, Chinas national legislature, the National Peoples Congress (NPC), approved amendments to Chinas state constitution, including the elimination of term limits for the positions of President an
2、d Vice President. The NPC also supported the creation of a new anti-graft agency, approved a reorganization of government agencies, installed a new lineup of state and NPC leaders, and endorsed economic and other targets. On March 21, 2018, immediately after the NPC session closed, the Communist Par
3、ty released a document outlining a broad re-organization of large parts of Chinas political system, including the Party. The events served to strengthen the position of Communist Party General Secretary and State President Xi Jinping, to expand the Communist Party of Chinas already dominant role in
4、Chinas political life, and to give the Party more tools to pursue its nationalist agenda. This In Focus report summarizes some of these developments. Constitutional Amendments The Peoples Republic of China (PRC) Constitution, adopted in 1982, co-exists with the Communist Partys Charter, also known a
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