Sunday, October 11, 2020

Is A Leadership Crisis Smoldering In China?

In this October 1, 2019, file photo, participants cheer beneath a large portrait of Chinese President Xi Jinping during a parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of Communist China in Beijing. Credit: Mark Schiefelbein/AP 


Recent party purges suggest ebbing confidence in the all-powerful chairman. Even after years of intensifying authoritarian rule under Chinese Communist Party (CCP) chief Xi Jinping, the 18-year prison term handed down in late September to real estate mogul and social media commentator Ren Zhiqiang — a de facto life sentence for the 69-year-old man — came as a shock to many inside and outside China. 

Although Ren’s penalty was unusually harsh for a party insider with no political power or ambitions of his own, it fit a recent pattern in which the regime has lashed out with greater intensity against Xi’s perceived enemies within the ruling elite. The punitive actions and targets — particularly those in the party’s propaganda, education, and security systems — indicate that the party chief’s grip on power may not be as firm as it appears. 

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WNU Editor: Most of the people I know in China are not happy with Chinese President Xi. But challenging his rule .... that is not going to happen. Here is a good analysis on why many Chinese citizens support President Xi .... COVID-19 Has Dimmed Xi’s Approval Ratings Abroad – But Not in China (The Diplomat).

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