Xi Jinping wants to return China to the era of one-man rule, this would be a farce – but that is what despots do. The White House is not overly concerned by Xi’s recent move to consolidate power by abolishing presidential term limits, because Trump wants to do away with his own presidential term limits.
Following Mao Zedong’s death in 1976— in the wake of the Cultural Revolution, during which tens of thousands of people were killed and the country was racked by civil war — his successors moved away from one-man rule towards a consensus system where power was shared by a handful of high-ranking Party officials. That sends a warning to his legion of enemies at the top of the party who have been hit by the anti-corruption campaign: he is not going anywhere. Some of that repression was on show in the immediate aftermath of the announcement, when a flurry of discussion and criticism on Chinese social media was swiftly censored and controlled. While Xi’s immediate grip on power is in little doubt, enabling him to enact whatever reforms and policies he desires, analysts warned that if things go south, he will have little room to avoid blame.
For now, Xi is set to lead China until he dies, chooses to step down or is purged.
wellis1947 Premium Member about 6 years ago
I truly wish that other morally bankrupt despots would STOP giving OURS ideas!
Mr. Blawt about 6 years ago
Xi Jinping wants to return China to the era of one-man rule, this would be a farce – but that is what despots do. The White House is not overly concerned by Xi’s recent move to consolidate power by abolishing presidential term limits, because Trump wants to do away with his own presidential term limits.
Following Mao Zedong’s death in 1976— in the wake of the Cultural Revolution, during which tens of thousands of people were killed and the country was racked by civil war — his successors moved away from one-man rule towards a consensus system where power was shared by a handful of high-ranking Party officials. That sends a warning to his legion of enemies at the top of the party who have been hit by the anti-corruption campaign: he is not going anywhere. Some of that repression was on show in the immediate aftermath of the announcement, when a flurry of discussion and criticism on Chinese social media was swiftly censored and controlled. While Xi’s immediate grip on power is in little doubt, enabling him to enact whatever reforms and policies he desires, analysts warned that if things go south, he will have little room to avoid blame.
For now, Xi is set to lead China until he dies, chooses to step down or is purged.