Xi Jinping: The Illusion of Greatness

Xi Jinping: The Illusion of Greatness
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Xi Jinping came to power offering a similarly broad range of reforms and pledging to rejuvenate China. But his measures have been limited to the classic nationalist-authoritarian-traditionalist playbook. After five years of Xi, his main accomplishments seem to have been to consolidate his power while satisfying people's desire for social change through crackdowns and promoting traditionalism. The problem is that these efforts come at the expense of actual reforms.

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