White House avoids criticism of China on lifting term limits

Seattle Times Monday, 12 March 2018 ()
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is avoiding criticism of China for removing term limits on its presidency. Press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says that’s “a determination for China to make, not something for the United States to weigh in on.” She was speaking after China’s rubber-stamp legislature opened the way for President Xi Jinping […]
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News video: China Claims Lifting Term Limits Aimed At Protecting Authority Of The Party

▶ China Claims Lifting Term Limits Aimed At Protecting Authority Of The Party 00:45

According to a report by Reuters, a Chinese government spokesman claimed on Sunday that removing presidential term limits in the state constitution aims to protect the authority of the ruling Communist Party with President Xi Jinping at its center. Last Sunday, the party announced that it would...