Editorial : Misgivings about lifelong tenure
文章日期:2018年2月28日

【明報專訊】THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE of the Communist Party of China (CPC)'s proposal to abolish the presidential term limit that the president "shall serve no more than two consecutive terms" set out in the constitution has met with a lot of criticisms. Even though abolishing the term limits does not necessarily mean reviving the old practice of lifelong tenure, the change does imply that it is not impossible that Xi Jinping will be the president as long as he lives. Abolishing the presidential term limits may give Xi more time and political clout to overcome obstacles to reform and to carry out his grand plan to fulfil the "Chinese dream". However, the change inevitably brings back memories of the national calamity during Mao Zedong's dictatorial rule. The experience of more than twenty years has proved that the establishment of term limits guarantees relative stability in power transition in China. A mechanism that has proved to be effective should not be changed so easily.

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