Tag: PRC Constitution

• Xi for Life: Implications for India and South Asia

  What does the removal of term limits for the Xi Jinping presidency in China mean for the developing world and, in particular, for South Asia? Inspiration One possible effect could be a demonstration effect. China’s decades-long rapid economic growth has long been a source of envy and inspiration for many countries in the developing world.…

  Jabin T. Jacob

  15 March 2018

  Comparative Politics, Foreign Policy, Political Parties

  Afghanistan, boundary dispute, Communist Party of China (CPC), democracy, Maldives, PRC Constitution, Sino-Indian relations, South Asia, term limits, Xi Jinping

• Term Limits Off for Xi: Some Reflections for India

  When China’s National People’s Congress – the rough equivalent of India’s Lok Sabha, but toothless – meets in the coming week it has to deal with a proposal by the ruling Communist Party of China to amend the state constitution to remove term limits for the President of the state. Coming from where it does,…

  Jabin T. Jacob

  10 March 2018

  Comparative Politics, Political Parties

  Communist Party of China (CPC), democracy, Indian politics, Narendra Modi, PRC Constitution, term limits, Xi Jinping

• The ‘Emperor’ Has Feet of Clay

  The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China has suggested removing term limits for the President and Vice-President of the People’s Republic of China. The immediate implication is that President Xi Jinping could conceivably continue for a third term or more in office. However, the more important one is that this sets a precedent…

  Jabin T. Jacob

  9 March 2018

  Comparative Politics, Political Parties

  19th Party Congress, Communist Party of China (CPC), democracy, PRC Constitution, term limits, Xi Jinping