China resolution enshrining Xi scraps ban on 'personality cults'

President's achievements comprise over half of pivotal Communist Party document

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at the Communist Party Central Committee plenum on Nov. 11. He is expected to start a third term as party leader in 2022. (Xinhua via AP)

YURI MOMOI, Nikkei China bureau chief

November 17, 2021 02:53 JST

BEIJING -- The Chinese Communist Party dropped its long-standing ban on personality cults in a landmark resolution issued Tuesday, raising concerns that the elevation of President Xi Jinping as a revered leader could further erode the party's "collective leadership" arrangement.