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Xi Jinping's Economic Challenges and Global Relations
Analyzing Xi Jinping's New Year's message, this chapter delves into the economic struggles of ordinary citizens in China, including a single mother in a third-tier city. It reflects on the impact of the COVID pandemic, discrepancies in official statistics, and Xi's perspective on global relations with leaders like Joe Biden. The narrative also explores Xi's challenges in balancing economic growth aspirations with authoritarian control and China's global rise.
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