Xi tightens grip on power as China unveils new leaders

Xi tightens grip on power as China unveils new leaders

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has formally stepped into his third term ruling China, paving the way for lifelong rule. In Beijing, Xi unveiled the other six members of the Politburo Standing Committee, China’s most powerful decision-making body -- stacked with loyalists and allies, limiting potential resistance. This comes after the end of the week-long Party Congress meeting yesterday, where Xi further consolidated his power by retiring key party leaders from the top ruling body. The end of the Party Congress came to be defined by a dramatic and unexpected moment, when former top leader Hu Jintao was led out of the room. CNN's Kristie Lu Stout talks to Victor Shih, an expert on elite Chinese politics at the University of California San Diego, about the future of power in China with Xi firmly in control.