The PSC is China’s supreme decision-making body and is currently comprised of seven men among whom Xi Jinping is first among equals.
This institutionalised process was established and refined by Chinese leaders of the post-Mao reform era in order to prevent power from becoming concentrated in the hands of one individual.
The 18th Congress held in 2012 appointed Xi Jinping as China’s leader.
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China's ruling Communist Party has voted to enshrine Xi Jinping's name and ideology in its constitution elevating him to the level of founder Mao Zedong.
The unanimous vote to incorporate ‘Xi Jinping Thought’ happened at the end of the Communist Party congress.
Xi has steadily increased his grip on power since becoming leader in 2012.
More than 2,000 delegates gathered in Beijing's Great Hall of the People for the final approval process to enshrine Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for the New Era into the Communist Party constitution of China.
The 19th National Congress endorsed the membership list of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and elected the Central Committee which in turn approved the members of the Politburo and its Standing Committee.
