Can there still be serious opposition to Mr Xi? There is certainly little sign of it on the streets. Many ordinary citizens express content with his rule. Under him, China has become far more influential globally. The economy has kept on growing at a healthy rate . His anti-corruption efforts are popular. Neither is there any obvious sign of discontent within the Communist Party elite.
A lesson from this latest purge, however, is that the outside world only dimly understands Mr Xi’s political world. One stated aim of the campaign is to remove the “pernicious influence” of Zhou Yongkang, who was China’s security overlord just before Mr Xi took power. Mr Zhou was jailed in 2015 for corruption and leaking state secrets. Officials also accused him of “political plotting”—shorthand, many observers believe, for scheming against Mr Xi.
Despite this, the new purge contains clear messages. One is Mr Xi’s appetite for power. The campaign will wrap up in time for a big political event late in 2022: the five-yearly party congress. He looks sure to use this to extend his rule for another five years, in defiance of the convention that general secretaries step down after a decade. Tightening control over the security forces will help crush any opposition to his innovation.
That raises the other, still bigger, reason to pay attention. For all the seeming relentlessness of the rise of China under an increasingly adamantine authoritarianism, politics can pack surprises that suddenly change the country’s trajectory.
In the build-up to next year’s congress, the murky waters of Chinese politics will deserve even closer scrutiny. That is in part because Mr Xi defies norms. As well as rejecting the modern principle that China’s leader gets only ten years at the top, he has seized more levers of power than any ruler since Mao. It is also because, under Mr Xi, the regime has become even more secretive.
Myanmar -- The UN can't expect it. Int'. civic groups should come forward. They must raise money & send 'mercenaries' (private soldiers)to Myanmar. For now, it is the best way to prevent civilians from being killed by the soldiers there. Koreans could send some money, I think.
Yeah. But What’s the problem here? All the actions are beneficial to ordinary Chinese people. That matters. Plz come to visit China to feel the real China. I never encourage people to judge first instead of knowing, experiencing.
ngoại hình ưa nhìn, cá tính, nổi loạn, nhưng ko quá cứng đầu, biết đúng sai, quan tâm, có trách nhiệm
Good news for china. XI is a great leader
A Fascist regime no liberal wants to talk about
ghoshworld Xi Jinping was given a lifetime appointment several years ago. The headline is wrong. Why would he need another 5 tears when the party voted for lifetime appointment?
Hmm why is it same in here ? 🤔
XHNews any news on this topic? No? How surprising...
So many criminals. So many crimes.
horrible
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