Xi Jinping was just defied using the Imperial Rome term as leader of China with the status of Mao and Deng. The irony is that in his decade-long push for power, capstoned by his ascension in the country’s updated history and a new five-year term, China’s woes have mounted to a point that if there was any alternative or independent authority, it would surely be heard. Many of China’s problems are a direct reflection of Xi’s strategy and actions.
Xi’s Decade of Problems
- Still dealing with COVID-19 lockdowns, major public relations disaster
- Economic growth stalls, inequity grows
- Uyghurs in re-education camps
- Hong Kong freedom suppressed
- Taiwan regularly threatened with force
- Faux Islands in South China Sea
- Conflicts with India (border) and Japan (islands)
- U.S. begins aggressive effort to counter, including trade, alliances and military capability
- Free and open Indo-Pacific becomes a cause for most Pacific countries
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| Chinese President Xi Jinping at opening of Parliament Photo: Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
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