Why must Xi get a 3rd term, Xi vs. Li, and who will likely be China’s next premier?

Why must Xi get a 3rd term, Xi vs. Li, and who will likely be China’s next premier?

Why must Xi get a 3rd term, Xi vs. Li, and who will likely be China’s next premier?

Why is Xi Jinping so obsessed with getting a 3rd term? Chinese leaders collectively disappeared for 2 weeks in August and reappeared. After rounds of negotiations and power struggles at Beidaihe summer retreat, they seem to have reached a consensus. Did Xi Jinping get what he wanted? And who is likely to be the next premier? With Beijing politics entering a new phase, is Xi ready for his 3rd term?