AdvertisementChina's Xi Is Elevated To New Level, With Echoes Of MaoOctober 24, 2017Bill ChappellfacebookEmailApplause rained down for China's President Xi Jinping on Tuesday, as the Communist Party of China adopted his "thought." Xi (bottom center) was flanked by former presidents (from left) Hu Jintao and Jiang Zemin, along with Premier Li Keqiang. (Bloomberg via Getty Images)