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

China In Context

English - July 11, 2023 14:00 - 14 minutes - 10.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
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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.