The Fate of the World in 2023 (with Ian Bremmer)
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The Second Most Important Risk for 2023
Xi Jinping has consolidated all of this power in his own hands. 86% of the Politburo standing committee are Communist Party members that have personal ties to Xi. Historically, that is unprecedented since the time of Mao. There's no longer a group of pragmatic mid-level party officials who are getting information up to the Chinese leader. He makes decisions in a very snap function. The good news is when you don't take any money from them, you can say whatever you want.
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