Reactions to power expansion: ‘Xi • Table.Briefings

Where the People’s Republic’s journey in world history will lead is not decided in Beijing alone – geopolitical developments, economic competition, and disruptive fires such as pandemics weave the coordinate network of the future global balance of power. But who is at the helm in Beijing when it comes to the direction of policy in the years ahead is no longer in doubt since the 6th Plenum. How is Xi’s expansion of power viewed in the West?

Following the „historic resolution“ of the 6th Plenum of the Central Committee, officials of the sole ruling Communist Party pathetically elevated head of state Xi Jinping to „helmsman“. „As long as we recognize Comrade Xi as the core, the giant ship of China’s national rejuvenation will have a helmsman and be able to weather any storm,“ the head of the party’s own policy research bureau, Jiang Jinquan, said at a closing press conference of the plenum last Friday. Xi deserved to be called the „leader of the people,“ he said.

Reactions to power expansion: ‘Xi forces us into systems competition’

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