Some world media views about Xi Jinping's powerful grip on China now, and what a powerful China under Xi Jinping means for the world
*) What an all-powerful Xi Jinping means for the rest of the world, http://edition.cnn.com/2017/10/25/asia/xi-jinping-china-trump/index.html, 26th Oct. 2017. Very interesting CNN view of what a powerful China under a very powerful man - Xi Jinping - could mean for the rest of the world. The article has a few embedded short videos which are also very interesting.
The above article quotes James McGregor who is a China watcher and analyst, saying, "He [Xi Jinping] has this narrative of 'China was great, the foreigners ruined it, and the party has brought it back'"
I (Ravi) get the impression that McGregor may have got it right, at least to some extent. To understand the term 'national rejuvenation' used by Xi Jinping quite often in his 19th Communist Party of China Congress speech recently (18th Oct. 2017), I found watching this video to be useful to understand the historical background: China's Century of Humiliation, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boPkMCJSYSs, 1 hr. 17 mins. The documentary has views of (Western, Singaporean and Chinese) academics in this Chinese history or related fields, and also some others, if I recall correctly. It seems to me to be a well done documentary attempting to give a truthful account (and hopefully it is a truthful account) of the period when China came under dominance of Western powers.
*) How Xi Jinping became one of modern China's most powerful leaders, http://edition.cnn.com/2017/10/17/asia/xi-jinping-profile-national-congress/index.html, 18th Oct. 2017.
The above article quotes an academic from Hong Kong saying, "Deng [Xioping] was a major victim of the Cultural Revolution, so the first thing he said after taking power was no more personality cults, no more hero worship." .. "But Xi Jinping is a closet Maoist, he's a big admirer".
*) One view from mainstream Indian media about Xi Jinping and 19th CPC Congress is given in this article: Changes to Chinese government line-up give Xi Jinping indefinite power, https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/changes-to-chinese-government-line-up-give-xi-jinping-indefinite-power/articleshow/61238208.cms.
A paragraph from the above article that captures its view of Xi Jinping's power in China today, is as follows: "Xi has made his wide-ranging anti-corruption campaign the hallmark of his first five years in office. While popular among ordinary Chinese, it is seen as part of a drive to purge his rivals and political opponents and boost supervision over the party at all levels. Alongside the campaign, the President has overseen one of the harshest crackdowns on civil society aimed at crushing dissent and activism among lawyers and rights advocates."
*) Chinese President Xi Jinping takes absolute control of armed forces in military shake-up, http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-10-26/xi-jinping-takes-absolute-control-of-armed-forces/9089712, 26th Oct. 2017
The above article claims that changes in the top military leadership done during or after the 19th CPC Congress this month, gives more power to Xi Jinping, as he, according to the article, has brought in generals loyal to him into the top military leadership.
The article also states that with 2 million troops, China has the world's biggest (but not yet the best) military. The article claims that China aims to become the top-ranked military (in the world) by 2050.
China's military is modernizing in a big way with made in China aircraft carrier(s), fighter aircraft, attack helicopters etc.
The article states, 'Mr Xi has made it clear he wants to make China great again, and he knows Mao Zedong's famous adage that "political power grows out of barrel of a gun" is an important way to do it.'
[I thank cnn.com, indiatimes.com and abc.net.au and have presumed that they will not have any objections to me referencing their above articles and sharing very small extracts from them on this post which is freely viewable by all, and does not have any financial profit motive whatsoever.]
The above article quotes James McGregor who is a China watcher and analyst, saying, "He [Xi Jinping] has this narrative of 'China was great, the foreigners ruined it, and the party has brought it back'"
I (Ravi) get the impression that McGregor may have got it right, at least to some extent. To understand the term 'national rejuvenation' used by Xi Jinping quite often in his 19th Communist Party of China Congress speech recently (18th Oct. 2017), I found watching this video to be useful to understand the historical background: China's Century of Humiliation, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boPkMCJSYSs, 1 hr. 17 mins. The documentary has views of (Western, Singaporean and Chinese) academics in this Chinese history or related fields, and also some others, if I recall correctly. It seems to me to be a well done documentary attempting to give a truthful account (and hopefully it is a truthful account) of the period when China came under dominance of Western powers.
*) How Xi Jinping became one of modern China's most powerful leaders, http://edition.cnn.com/2017/10/17/asia/xi-jinping-profile-national-congress/index.html, 18th Oct. 2017.
The above article quotes an academic from Hong Kong saying, "Deng [Xioping] was a major victim of the Cultural Revolution, so the first thing he said after taking power was no more personality cults, no more hero worship." .. "But Xi Jinping is a closet Maoist, he's a big admirer".
*) One view from mainstream Indian media about Xi Jinping and 19th CPC Congress is given in this article: Changes to Chinese government line-up give Xi Jinping indefinite power, https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/changes-to-chinese-government-line-up-give-xi-jinping-indefinite-power/articleshow/61238208.cms.
A paragraph from the above article that captures its view of Xi Jinping's power in China today, is as follows: "Xi has made his wide-ranging anti-corruption campaign the hallmark of his first five years in office. While popular among ordinary Chinese, it is seen as part of a drive to purge his rivals and political opponents and boost supervision over the party at all levels. Alongside the campaign, the President has overseen one of the harshest crackdowns on civil society aimed at crushing dissent and activism among lawyers and rights advocates."
*) Chinese President Xi Jinping takes absolute control of armed forces in military shake-up, http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-10-26/xi-jinping-takes-absolute-control-of-armed-forces/9089712, 26th Oct. 2017
The above article claims that changes in the top military leadership done during or after the 19th CPC Congress this month, gives more power to Xi Jinping, as he, according to the article, has brought in generals loyal to him into the top military leadership.
The article also states that with 2 million troops, China has the world's biggest (but not yet the best) military. The article claims that China aims to become the top-ranked military (in the world) by 2050.
China's military is modernizing in a big way with made in China aircraft carrier(s), fighter aircraft, attack helicopters etc.
The article states, 'Mr Xi has made it clear he wants to make China great again, and he knows Mao Zedong's famous adage that "political power grows out of barrel of a gun" is an important way to do it.'
[I thank cnn.com, indiatimes.com and abc.net.au and have presumed that they will not have any objections to me referencing their above articles and sharing very small extracts from them on this post which is freely viewable by all, and does not have any financial profit motive whatsoever.]
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