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Iris Zhao with wires

Xi Jinping officially begins norm-busting third term as president, tearing up modern China's political rule book

Xi Jinping is sworn in as Chinese president for a third term.

Xi Jinping has officially been handed a norm-busting third term as China's president, solidifying his legacy as one of the communist nation's most powerful leaders in generations. 

Nearly 3,000 members of the National People's Congress (NPC), voted unanimously in the Great Hall of the People for Mr Xi to be president in an election where there was no other candidate.

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