You are in the rank of Cedung

China's ruling Communist Party yesterday adopted a resolution that raised the status of the president Xi Jinping shines, in a move that is thought to further consolidate his power and likely secure him a third leadership term next year, which would be unprecedented.

The resolution on the party's "achievements and historical experiences" since its founding 100 years ago was adopted at the end of a four-day closed-door meeting attended by over 300 leaders in the Central Committee.

The "Guardian" points out that this is only the third resolution during the hundred-year history of the party. The two previous resolutions were adopted in time Mao Zedong, who brought the Communists to power in 1949, and Deng Xiaoping, whose reforms in the 1980s turned China into an economic powerhouse. In this way, Si was placed on the same pedestal as Cedung and Xiaoping.

At this week's meeting, known as the Sixth Plenum, the party elevated Xi's role in one of its ideologies, describing him for the first time in an official document as the "chief innovator" behind "Xi Ping's Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era."

Reuters reminds that the party previously defined this ideology as a product of the "experiences and collective wisdom of the party and the people".

Experts claim that "Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era" could be shortened to just "Xi Jinping Thought" in the second half of next year, which would then almost certainly mean that he will get a third term as party leader.

Although Xi practically has no rivals, critics say that trying to stay in power could alienate younger party figures, who would see it as an impossibility to advance in the party. Commenting on yesterday's move, Jude Blanchett, an expert on Chinese politics at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, said the party's messages about Xi lead to the creation of a cult of personality.

Party delegates, seated opposite Xi, voted for the resolution by raising their hands, footage released by state television showed.

"Given the party's emphasis on discipline and loyalty, the consequences of withholding support for the resolution for any party member would be catastrophic," he told Reuters. Yang Chaohui, a political scientist from Peking University.