China’s Communist Party inserts Xi into party constitution

Associated Press

Participants arrive Tuesday for the closing ceremony of China’s 19th Party Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, sits with former Chinese President Hu Jintao at left and Jiang Zemin at right after delivering his speech at the opening ceremony of the 19th Party Congress held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017. Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday urged a reinvigorated Communist Party to take on a more forceful role in society and economic development to better address "grim" challenges facing the country as he opened a twice-a-decade national congress. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

BEIJING — China’s ruling Communist Party moved Tuesday to confirm Xi Jinping’s rise to becoming the country’s most powerful leader in decades by amending its constitution to add his name and ideology.