Chinese military vows loyalty to President Xi Jinping
Philippines' President Rodrigo Duterte (R) and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping arrive for a signing ceremony in Beijing on October 20, 2016.
Duterte met with his Chinese counterpart Xi on October 20, state media said, as the Philippines’ leader seeks closer ties with the Asian giant while blasting his US allies. / AFP PHOTO / POOL CONSolidating hold
Beijing : The Chinese military, the world’s largest, has pledged absolute loyalty to President Xi Jinping, further consolidating his hold on power after the recent key Congress of the ruling Communist Party conferred on him a leadership status akin to the party founder, Mao Zedong.
Xi, 63, heads the Communist Party of China as its general-secretary, and the military besides the presidency. “The Chinese military will be absolutely loyal, pure, reliable, and resolutely follow the orders of Central Military Commission (CMC) Chairman Xi Jinping,” China’s highest military authority has said.
The eight-member CMC is the overall high command of the 2.3-million-strong People’s Liberation Army. Xi is the only civilian in CMC. Xi commenced his second term as the head of the party on October 24. The Congress also included Xi’s political philosophy on China the party’s new Constitution, making him the only leader after Mao and Deng Xiaoping to have that honour. –PTI
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