Archived Chinas One-Man Rule Under Xi Jinping Should Worry Us All (time.com)
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Archived Chinas One-Man Rule Under Xi Jinping Should Worry Us All (time.com)
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https://archive.fo/IfsjM :
'This will essentially allow current President Xi Jinping, who is already China’s strongest leader for generations, to remain in power for as long as he desires. '
'But Xi over recent months has taken careful aim at each of these safeguards. '
'Meanwhile, Trump has launched a war on the American media and toadied up to strongmen from Russia’s Vladimir Putin to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and, of course, Xi himself. '
'Read More: Xi Jinping Becomes China’s Most Powerful Leader Since Mao ZedongChina’s burgeoning influence, augmented by Washington’s retreat into nativist languor, further normalizes autocratic political systems that have been on the rise since the 2008 financial crisis. '
'Beijing has ramped up censorship and clamped down on dissent since Xi, 64, took power in late 2012, coupled with incessant trolling of Western democracy as unstable, unpredictable and unable to deliver the goods. '
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