China to enshrine Xi's thought into state constitution amid national 'fervour'


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  • Friday, 19 Jan 2018

FILE PHOTO - China's President Xi Jinping arrives to attend a conference commemorating the 150th birth anniversary of Sun Yat-Sen, widely recognised as the father of modern China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, November 11, 2016. REUTERS/Jason Lee

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's ruling Communist Party will enshrine President Xi Jinping's political thought into the country's constitution, state media said on Friday, further solidifying his power following its addition last year to the party constitution.

The arguably more important party constitution was amended at the once-in-five-years 19th Party Congress in October to include Xi's political thought.

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