China's ruling party moves to remove presidential term limits. Plus, the case and coverage of Palestine's Ahed Tamimi.
Media in the service of Xi Jinping
As soon as China's Communist Party announced its proposal to abolish term limits on the presidency - paving the way for President Xi Jinping to stay in office as long as the party is willing to keep him there - state-owned media outlets, which make up the bulk of the news landscape in China, swung into propaganda mode and any critical reaction online was quickly censored.
Five years into Xi's rule, the fourth estate are a central component in the cultivation of Xi's image and the backing of his policies, securing his - and the party's - hold on power.
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