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The blocking is most likely due to A.A. Milne's classic character (and Disney property), Winnie the Pooh being banned after being turned into a meme of president Xi Jinping and his government.
In a commentary Thursday, the state-run People's Daily defended the constitutional change as an "important move". He left the leadership past year after reaching retirement age.
This week the Chinese Communist Party proposed amending the country's constitution to abolish presidential term limits.
It's not often that governments ban letters, but the Chinese government did exactly that recently when it blocked the letter "n" from appearing on social media.
In addition to the letter 'n, ' the Chinese government has censored a number of other words and phrases in its recent crackdown. When reports mention the change, they argue that term limits should be eliminated to ensure leadership continuity at a time when China has ambitions to challenge American dominance.
In an editorial on Tuesday, China's state-run Global Times criticised Western critics whose motives were put down to running scared from, "the rise of China and reaching a critical point where some Westerners can not psychologically bear it any longer".
Zhou is an outstanding role model as he stayed true to his aspiration and faith, demonstrated loyalty to the Party, championed the big picture and served the public with great dedication, Xi said. Previously, the country's leaders had been restricted to two terms. "It means moving backward into history, and planting the seed once again of chaos in China, causing untold damage".
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One focus of the reshuffle is Wang Qishan, who is said to be a close ally of President Xi Jinping and a driving force behind Xi's anti-corruption campaign.
Zuo Xuan, an official with the CPC Central Committee Organization Department, said the decision and plan on reform will have far-reaching historic significance for adhering to and enhancing the comprehensive leadership of the Party and further deepening reform on the cadre personnel system.
It pointed out that the party's constitution, which is different from the national constitution, clearly states that leaders can not keep their offices forever and that if their health does not hold up they should retire.
"It is a system created to accord with the national condition and ensure long-term peace and stability for the party and the country", the paper said.
There is an unwritten rule that senior Party official retire after age 68.
"The Communist Party of China uses Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, the Theory of Three Represents, the Scientific Outlook on Development, and Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as its guides to action", the revised party constitution said at the end of the Congress.
While Wang did step down, he has not retired from politics, retaining his seat in the national legislature.
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