Shouldn't this be in Today's news?
Anyway, Chinese politics is a black box to me. Apparently Xi managed to dispose of all opposition with his anti-corruption campaign.
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The Sabbaticus wrote:The expectations are of a Crimean style geopolitical move in order to bolster his position.
Fasces wrote:I wouldn't call it a personality cult in the least. He does lean a bit on the nationalist side of things, though that isn't a particularly bad way to combat corruption and create faith in state institutions.
What would this even look like? You believe China will make a move on Taiwan in the next five years?
Hong Wu wrote:To truly have a Putin-like personality cult he'd have to start taking shirtless photos in picturesque locations.
Sabbaticus wrote:South China Sea, military posturing against India, building an African naval base right next to the American one and perhaps moving the land border to include more of Mongolia.
Patrickov wrote:I think you guys don't understand how immense the power of a Chinese leader can wield, such that I am sure that Xi only wants to grasp power for himself, and has little (if any) care on how the country should go on once he's gone one way or another.
Fasces wrote:I think cynicism is easy, but not particularly truthful. Xi is a patriot, for better or worse.
If he's serious about making this the Chinese century, he needs to trust China to eventually govern itself
Patrickov wrote:Real patriots don't exploit patriotism to get more power for themselves.
Besides, Chinese patriotism detriments freedom and human rights, which we Hongkongers cherish (too bad the British did not build enough democracy to defend these). More importantly, this is why so many Mainlanders who know better "flee" the country, and in one way or another, make Hong Kong immensely crowded. This is unsustainable and will collapse sooner than you think (and probably sooner than EU).
If Xi is a patriot, his deeds prove that it's surely for worse.
colliric wrote:One day China is going to have to get rid of the Communist Party and one day China's Nationalist Party will have to be restored as a political party in mainland China.
The country has to convert to a two party Democratic system eventually. Hopefully in my lifetime.
This is one point I disagree with Igor about. The communist party must be overthrown and it's illegal red flag pissed on and burnt in the streets.
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Igor Antunov wrote:It is. By way of meritocracy and competent men. The western institutional model has failed. Leaders should be genetically engineered, grown in vats and prepped for rule decades ahead of time. This is the next best thing.
Patrickov wrote:Real patriots don't exploit patriotism to get more power for themselves.
colliric wrote:One day China is going to have to get rid of the Communist Party and one day China's Nationalist Party will have to be restored as a political party in mainland China.
Fasces wrote:Technically, this is already the case. They have seats in the Congress under the RCCK. In any case, Xi gave his speech at the Party Congress earlier this year calling for eventual liberalization and democratization of China by the end of the 21st century.
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