China In Context

Has Xi Jinping’s leadership left China on shaky ground?

Jul 11, 2023

14:54

Under the leadership of Xi Jinping, China has been asserting itself as a confident and strong country. But how firm are the foundations of Xi’s power and what are the risks associated with a system in which one person has so much influence and authority? In this podcast, Bernhard Bartsch from the Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS) discusses Xi Jinping with regular host, Duncan Bartlett, the Editor of Asian Affairs.

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SOAS China Institute (SCI)

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Music credit: Sappheiros / CC BY 3.0