Media Eye News Bureau: The Communist Party of China cleared all the decks to extend the reign of Xi Jinping as President beyond his term limit of 2023.

This move will allow Xi, considered to be as China's most powerful leader since Mao Zedong,  to stay in office indefinitely otherwise would have to demit the office in 2023.

The CPC Central Committee proposed removing the clause that the President and Vice-President "shall serve no more than two consecutive terms" from the country's Constitution.

The removal of the term limit , which is expected to be endorsed by the Plenum of the party to be held tomorrow would give 64-year old Xi, regarded as the most powerful leader in modern China, a limitless tenure.