China's Communist Party to amend its constitution at October congress
The HinduChina's ruling Communist Party will amend its constitution next month during a leadership reshuffle held over five years, a move that some analysts said could consolidate President Xi Jinping's authority and stature within the party. State news agency Xinhua said on Friday that the Politburo discussed a draft amendment to the party constitution in a meeting chaired by Mr. Jinping, without specifying the changes. The party's constitution was last amended in 2017 to enshrine "Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics", a move that burnished Mr. Jinping's standing. Another possible change that would also be seen as an elevation of Mr. Jinping's power would be to enshrine the "Two Establishes", a recent phrase which means the party establishes Mr. Jinping as its "core" and his ideas as guiding principles.