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World Business Report: First broadcast 2018/02/26 01:06 GMT: Xi Jinping Clears Way to Rule China Indefinitely

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Xi Jinping Clears Way to Rule China Indefinitely

First broadcast 2018/02/26 01:06 GMT

First broadcast 2018/02/26 01:06 GMT: Xi Jinping Clears Way to Rule China Indefinitely

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China's government wants to change the constitution to scrap presidential term limits

China's current President Xi Jinping wants to scrap the country's two-term limit to hold his role.

China's governing Communist Party has proposed removing a clause in the constitution that limits presidents to two five-year terms. The move would allow the current President Xi Jinping to remain as leader after he is due to step down. Dr Yu Jie, head of China Foresight at LSE IDEAS shared her immediate reaction to the surprising news.

We're also joined by independent economist Michael Hughes, who sees a downward trend in this coming month's purchasing managers' index.

For the eighth consecutive year, Hong Kong has topped US planning consultancy Demographia's list of least affordable cities. James Law of James Law Cybertecture tells Manuela Saragosa his prototype solution to the problem.

And finally, a painting described as the "African Mona Lisa." It was recently discovered in a north London flat after being considered lost for 40 years and goes on sale in London on Wednesday. Giles Peppiatt, head of African, Modern and Contemporary Art at auction house Bonham's takes us through the unique history of Ben Enwonwu's "Tutu".

(Chinese President Xi Jinping. Picture credit: Getty Images.)

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