AsianFin -- China’s official state media has introduced a new designation for President Xi Jinping, referring to him as a “leader of a great power and a major political party, a world-class leader” with a historic vision and sense of responsibility for the times.

In a recent article, Xinhua News Agency wrote, “A major country must act like one—with the vision and responsibility that befit its stature.” The commentary praised Xi for guiding China’s distinctive major-country diplomacy by “standing firmly on the right side of history and the side of human progress.”