Trump praises Chinese president extending tenure 'for life'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -  U.S. President Donald Trump  praised Chinese President Xi Jinping Saturday after the ruling Communist party announced it was eliminating the two-term limit for the presidency  paving the way for Xi to serve indefinitely  according to audio aired by CNN.
 U.S. President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping  meet business leaders at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing  China  November 9  2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
“He’s now president for life  president for life. And he’s great ”  Trump  said  according to audio of excerpts of  Trump ’s remarks at a closed-door fundraiser in Florida aired by CNN.“And look   he  was able to do that. I think it’s great. Maybe we’ll have to give that a shot someday ”  Trump  said to cheers and applause from supporters.
It is not clear if  Trump   71  was making the comment about extending presidential service in jest. The White House did not respond to a request for comment late Saturday.
During the remarks   Trump  praised Xi as“a great gentleman” and added:“He’s the most powerful (Chinese) president in a hundred years.”  Trump  said Xi had treated him“tremendously well” during  his  visit in November.
 Trump  has often praised Xi  but in January  Trump  told Reuters the United States was considering a big“fine” as part of a probe into China’s alleged theft of intellectual property.  He  has been critical of China’s trade policies.
 Trump  told The New York Times in December that because of North Korea  he  had“been soft on China because the only thing more important to  me  than trade is war.”
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -  [TGT]praised Chinese President Xi Jinping Saturday after the ruling Communist party announced it was eliminating the two-term limit for the presidency  paving the way for Xi to serve indefinitely  according to audio aired by CNN.
 U.S. President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping  meet business leaders at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing  China  November 9  2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
“He’s now president for life  president for life. And he’s great ”  [TGT]said  according to audio of excerpts of  [TGT] ’s remarks at a closed-door fundraiser in Florida aired by CNN.“And look   he  was able to do that. I think it’s great. Maybe we’ll have to give that a shot someday ”  [TGT]said to cheers and applause from supporters.
It is not clear if  [TGT]71  was making the comment about extending presidential service in jest. The White House did not respond to a request for comment late Saturday.
During the remarks   [TGT]praised Xi as“a great gentleman” and added:“He’s the most powerful (Chinese) president in a hundred years.”  [TGT]said Xi had treated him“tremendously well” during  [TGT]  visit in November.
 [TGT]has often praised Xi  but in January  [TGT]  told Reuters the United States was considering a big“fine” as part of a probe into China’s alleged theft of intellectual property.  [TGT]  has been critical of China’s trade policies.
 [TGT]told The New York Times in December that because of North Korea  [TGT]  had“been soft on China because the only thing more important to  me  than trade is war.”