The significance of 's 're-election' to another five years as leader of 's ruling Communist Party can be measured by the calibre of those who rushed to congratulate him.Step forward, Vladimir , the Russian president who has been in power since 2000, and North Korea's hereditary Communist ruler, .Washington, London and the rest of the West have remained silent. But we shouldn't let our own political and economic crisis blind us to what is happening on the other side of the world. President Xi's cementing of his absolute power over China has global implications.
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