- Chinese leader Xi Jinping secured support at a Communist Party congress on Sunday (23 October) for an unprecedented third term as the country’s president, locking in Bejing’s current policy orientation.
- In a defiant two-hour speech at the opening of the Chinese Communist Party congress, Xi announced that China’s “power to shape the world” has increased, but also warned of “dangerous storms” in a more hostile world ahead.
- Incumbent Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who in his current role had advanced ‘wolf warrior diplomacy’ to pressure countries that do not align with Beijing’s line, is likely to be promoted to the Communist Party’s head of diplomacy, playing a part in setting policy directions.
A more assertive China emerges as Xi‘s looks toward third term
