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5: What next for China and Xi Jinping?

How to become a dictator

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What Do People Really Think About Xi?

The population is bombarded with propaganda. So they generally have a fairly positive view because that's all they're given. But in the last few years, zero COVID has started to really upset people. They don't usually trace the line all the way to the top. And this is something that is a quirk of China. Xi swoops in and lets his underlings deal with the situation and then he'll swoop in and then take the credit.

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