Who is Xi Jinping?
The Documentary Podcast
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Engaging With Xi Jinping Thought
In 2018, the party announced a monumental change. Presidential term limits would be removed from the constitution. But how did Xi feel empowered to stay on indefinitely? He had another string in his bow, the backing of a uniquely loyal military. The Communist Party drew after Chairman Mao's death that so much power was invested in one man and that rule became essentially a fanatical personality cult.
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