China’s President Xi Jinping (L) walks with members of the Chinese Communist Party’s new Politburo Standing Committee, the nation’s top decision-making body, as they meet the media in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Oct. 23, 2022.Noel Celis | AFP | Getty ImagesBEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping broke precedent Sunday by paving the way for his third term as president, and the likely appointment of a premier with no prior experience as vice premier.Li Qiang, party secretary of Shanghai, walked out second behind Xi at a meeting with press on Sunday. Li is a known Xi loyalist and oversaw stringent Covid controls in Shanghai earlier this year.State positions such as president and premier won’t be confirmed until the next annual meeting of the Chinese government, typically held in March.Outgoing Premier Li Keqiang had walked out second behind Xi at a similar meeti …
