BEIJING -- China's ruling Communist Party on Tuesday incorporated President and General Secretary Xi Jinping's political thoughts into its constitution, a move that signified the leader's bolstering of his grip on power and elevation of his status to that of former leaders Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping.
The party congress met for its final day Tuesday in the Great Hall of the People, where it passed a resolution on the amendment to the party constitution under the official name "Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era." An official handout said Xi's thoughts continued in a line from those of Mao and Deng, and are the latest fruit of the development of Marxism in China.
