Following his victory in Sunday's reelection as the leader of the Communist Party, President Xi Jinping, China's most powerful leader in decades, has maintained his position of authority.

given a third five-year term as general secretary

, breaking with party tradition that required his predecessor to step down after ten years in office.

After a week-long convention in which he solidified his hold on power, Xi was selected as the party's general secretary in a vote held behind closed doors.

After his reelection, Xi said, "Confronted with new challenges and tests on the new journey, we must remain on high alert and stay sober-minded and prudent like a student sitting for an exam,"

He and the other Standing Committee members made their first joint appearance before the media on Sunday at Beijing's Great Hall of the People, home to China's ceremonial legislature.

"The new journey is a long one filled with glories and dreams. The road-map has been drawn and the bugle has been sounded. We must forge ahead with enterprise and fortitude and endeavour to create an even brighter future"

Some predict that the 69-year-old leader will attempt to secure a lifetime of rule.

Analysts believe Xi now has total control over the party's inner circle because he has also promoted allies who share his aim for tighter control over society and the faltering economy.

According to Hong Kong Baptist University professor Jean-Pierre Cabestan, “Power will be even more concentrated in the hands of Xi Jinping”. 

The new hires, according to him, are "all Xi faithful." "There is no counterweight or checks and balances in the system at all.”

Hu Jintao, Xi's predecessor, exited the party Central Committee meeting on Saturday without warning with an assistant holding his arm. Hu is 79 years old.

That raised concerns about whether Xi was abusing his authority by dismissing other powerful party members. "Hu is in poor health and needs to rest", stated later on the official Xinhua News Agency.

After Prime Minister Li Keqiang, a supporter of market-style reform and private enterprise, was removed from the leadership on Saturday, the party also named a seven-member Standing Committee, which is its most exclusive circle of authority and is predominated by Xi loyalists.

Li was a year younger than the party's 68-year-old informal retirement age.

Putin and Kim Jong Un both expressed their "warmest congratulations" to Xi on his reelection, according to Pyongyang's state-run media.

, we might be living at a time where another allies and axis forms. The last time that happened, WWII almost destroyed the world. And nuclear bombs were used. 

At a time of rising tensions between Taiwan and China, provoking the US, this move strengthens the Chinese. Russia and North Korea are also influenced by Xi, as their only ally has restored and reconfirmed his power. 

Xi Jinping as the forever leader? Who can stop him?

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