China politics: Is Xi Jinping the new Mao?

Does China now have a president for life? China's leader Xi Jinping could stay in power indefinitely following the ruling Communist party's proposal to scrap term limits. The country saw it coming, especially after the president refrained from designating an heir at last fall's Communist Party Congress, that cemented his stature as China's most powerful ruler since Mao. Is China now heading to one-man rule and a new cult of personality? Subscribe to France 24 now: http://f24.my/YouTubeEN FRANCE 24 live news stream: all the latest news 24/7 http://f24.my/YTliveEN ... Visit our website: http://www.france24.com Like us on Facebook:   / france24.english   Follow us on Twitter:   / france24_en