Xi Jinping has tightened his grip on power in China with the passage of an 'historic resolution', exulting his leadership and all-but guaranteeing a third term in office. The resolution, passed by the country's Central Committee today, puts Xi on a par with Mao Zedong and enshrines his ideology as the 'essence of Chinese culture'. Xi, 68, will still have to wait until next year to find out if his apparatchiks will grant him an historic third term in power, but their approval now seems beyond doubt. China removed presidential term limits in 2018, paving the way for Xi to...