President Xi’s Strongman Rule Raises New Fears of Hostility and Repression
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President Xi’s Strongman Rule Raises New Fears of Hostility and Repression
Wu Qiang, a political analyst in Beijing who is critical of Mr. Xi, said the change to the Constitution
would turn Mr. Xi into a "super-president." "He will have no limits on his power," he said.
Some analysts outside China said they worried that allowing Mr. Xi one-man rule might
worsen an increasingly tense relationship between the United States and China.
" And, he added, "What if growth slows more than expected?" If Mr. Xi comes under pressure at home or abroad, he could become unpredictable, and even dangerous, Mr. Jennings said.
that What if the People’s Liberation Army decides he should be cut loose?
He does not express support for the independence of the courts or the freedom of the press." So if anything, he said, "I think Trump is
probably jealous." From Clinton to Bush to Obama, the prevailing belief was engagement with China would make China more like the West.
Experts said Mr. Xi would likely benefit from the perception in China that the rest of the world is chaotic.
Douglas H. Paal, a China expert at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, said the sudden move, before Mr. Xi even starts his second term next month, suggested
that things were not "normal" within the Communist Party.
Mr. Trump said that I’m guessing he will not deplore the lack of democracy in China, because that’s the sort of thing he rarely if ever does,
Kerry Brown said that With a population amazed at the incompetent mess in much of the rest of the world,
and intoxicated by nationalism, for Xi to effect this change will be seen as reasonable,
Wu Qiang, a political analyst in Beijing who is critical of Mr. Xi, said the change to the Constitution
would turn Mr. Xi into a "super-president." "He will have no limits on his power," he said.
Some analysts outside China said they worried that allowing Mr. Xi one-man rule might
worsen an increasingly tense relationship between the United States and China.
" And, he added, "What if growth slows more than expected?" If Mr. Xi comes under pressure at home or abroad, he could become unpredictable, and even dangerous, Mr. Jennings said.
that What if the People’s Liberation Army decides he should be cut loose?
He does not express support for the independence of the courts or the freedom of the press." So if anything, he said, "I think Trump is
probably jealous." From Clinton to Bush to Obama, the prevailing belief was engagement with China would make China more like the West.
Experts said Mr. Xi would likely benefit from the perception in China that the rest of the world is chaotic.
Douglas H. Paal, a China expert at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, said the sudden move, before Mr. Xi even starts his second term next month, suggested
that things were not "normal" within the Communist Party.
Mr. Trump said that I’m guessing he will not deplore the lack of democracy in China, because that’s the sort of thing he rarely if ever does,
Kerry Brown said that With a population amazed at the incompetent mess in much of the rest of the world,
and intoxicated by nationalism, for Xi to effect this change will be seen as reasonable,