China to extend presidential terms

China's leader Xi Jinping could stay in power indefinitely under proposed changes to the country's constitution.

Chinese President Xi Jinping may rule for longer if the ruling Communist Party ends term limits. Source: AAP

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Published 26 February 2018 5:07pm

Updated 26 February 2018 5:16pm

By Stergos Kastelloriou

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China's ruling Communist Party has proposed scrapping the ten-year term limit for the President, in a move almost certain to be written into the country's constitution in March.

The precedent-breaking change would allow the 64-year-old to continue as both the head of state and the more senior title of Communist Party General Secretary beyond 2023.

Stergos Kastelloriou reports.