China's ruling Communist Party Congress this weekend is the most important meeting in 40 years and appears set to concrete Xi Jinping's position as premier for life, according to former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd.
Mr Rudd — now president of the Asia Society think tank — told ABC's 7.30 host, Sarah Ferguson, he believed a historic third term for Mr Xi, which was widely expected to be confirmed at the conference, would effectively make his leadership indefinite.
