America's President Joe Biden is running for re-election in 2024. The decision to seek a second term has been met with criticism from the American public. A campaign requires 97 million Communist Party members to study Xi Jinping's ideas. And land along Ukraine's front lines is dotted with undetonated explosives.
He made the same announcement on the same day four years ago and went on to win. But this time, the President is older and less popular. Could he be elected again? The rollout of a new education campaign in China shows just how much control Xi Jinping has. And, a deadly war tactic that is working well for Ukraine.
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