RFI French on Sunday (March 14, 2021) published an interview with China correspondent Lagarde from Beijing, which is highlighted here.
This report opens by noting that the name of the Chinese Communist Party president often appears in speeches. There were also indisputable signs when the premier spoke during the NPC session. Xi Jinping had two teacups at his table, while all other Politburo members had only one. This is to ensure that after ten years of President Xi’s reign, the tea will still be hot and he will be re-elected in 2022 at the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party.
Professional researchers want to read from the tea to understand the mystery or simply look at the official media. Xi Jinping certainly does not have a red book, but he has been headlined in the “People’s Daily” more often than Mao Zedong did. This shows that President Xi considers himself the savior of the Chinese Communist Party, which found itself completely trapped by corrupt and incompetent local officials when he came to power, according to an analysis by experts on modern Chinese Communism at the University of Vienna’s Institute of East Asian Studies. By appearing regularly on the front pages, this reinforces the concentration of power in his person, especially through the various committees he has set up, with cronies at the helm each Time.
A Century of Communism and the 20th Congress
The last line before the “20th Congress” coincides with the centenary of the Communist Party’s birth, which will be celebrated with great fanfare in July, with the current president at the center of the commemoration. A former lecturer at Tsinghua University believes that everything is paving the way for a third term, and beyond.
Such a view is only speculation at this point. Xi has not just made friends in the party, not to mention other challenges. The expert on modern China from the University of Vienna’s Institute of East Asian Studies also believes that Xi wants to reinvigorate the Communist Party and even return to its original intentions. This will be a complex transition, contrary to numerous interests. In addition, there is the need to face an increasingly hostile external environment. To some extent, this hostility toward China has been provoked by the CCP leadership itself.
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