Xi Jinping has cemented his role as China's most powerful leader in decades.
Members of the country's ruling Communist Party met for the 20th Party Congress, a leadership reshuffle that happens twice a decade. In recent years, these meetings have seen a streamlined transfer of power: the convention is for the top party leader, having completed two five-year terms, to pass the baton to a carefully chosen successor.
But this year, Xi smashed that precedent, taking on a third term as general secretary of the party and pitching China into a new era of strongman rule and uncertainty over when or how the country would see another leader.
Xi came to power after he succeeded Hu Jintao as general secretary. In 2018, the country's constitution was changed to abolish term limits, paving the way for Xi to stay in power indefinitely.
Under Xi, China has adopted more autocratic domestic policies while turning increasingly confrontational abroad.
