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Is Xi Jinping moving China into a new era of Maoism?

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Xi Jinping's Struggle for Common Prosperity and Political Control

This chapter examines President Xi Jinping's strategies to tackle social inequality in China while facing criticism of the Communist Party's grip on power. It highlights the contradictions in his 'common prosperity' agenda and the increasing political pressures affecting the private sector and civil society.

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