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Dean Cheng, War On The Rocks: The Perfect Storm Confronting Xi Jinping
Entering 2018, Chinese President Xi Jinping appeared to be charting a very new path not only for China but for himself. With the 13th National People’s Congress, Xi effectively ended term limits, amending the constitution of the People’s Republic of China to ensure he could remain president indefinitely. Since there are not formal term limits on the position of general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the actual top position of power, nor on the attendant chairmanship of the Central Military Commission, this meant Xi could hold the reins of power for as long as he wished. Xi was now the most powerful Chinese leader since Deng Xiaoping.
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WNU Editor: He will survive, but his policies are now being questioned privately in China.
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4 comments:
I don't know, wnu...
I think he will be involved in a "corruption scandal" or will end up having "health issues". He has embarrassed China in a most crucial time, on the global stage
He has managed to alienate almost every country in Asia-Pacific, creating an arms race and a collaboration of the willing, hardly seen before in history. Capital is fleeing China, Brain drain is happening, the housing bubble is around the corner, the GDP is inflated by 20-30% as your own satellite data (posted last year) showed.. the list is endless.. human rights scandals... 1 million muslims in "reeducation camps".. what has he accomplished? He is more than in danger of being replaced - and he knows it. He needs a win, a big one - and fast.
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You're assuming things like Uighur oppression are looked upon as negatives amongst the party elite. I agree with your sentiment, but some of those points you listed are seen as simple common sense policy.
And you forget that every country also has a "brand" - is perceived world wide among people. China's "brand" is now a hell hole of authoritarianism and state thuggery. Can you guess why that matters? Good then.
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