Xi re-elected as China's president, his confidant becomes No. 2

Xi Jinping was re-elected to a second five-year term as China's president by the National People's Congress on Saturday and his confidant Wang Qishan became vice president, with fears growing about the return of long-term dictatorship in the Asian power.Wang, who has held several key posts in the ruling Communist Party of China and the government, will support the president, as Xi is believed to be eager to dominate the country's politics for the next decade and beyond.Earlier this month, the National People's Congress, China's parliament, agreed to remove from the nation's Constitution the…READ FULL ARTICLE