Again, there's an assumption here in the west that Xi Jinping can get away with anything, that there can be no blowback from civil society, that authoritarianism is more efficient than democracy. I find that to be nonsense. There is going to be internal pushback, and I think there will be adjustments in response.
Sadly the coming Chinese 'socialist' societal clampdowns are going to make the western world bio security state restrictions look benign
Good two parter on Xi in the FT (the home of DAVOS man and the 'build back better' globalists) a couple of weeks ago
'The Chinese control revolution: the Maoist echoes of Xi’s power play
The Chinese leader is extending the party’s dominance over civil society. The flurry of activity has many of the hallmarks of a new political era'
https://www.ft.com/content/bacf9b6a-326b-4aa9-a8f6-2456921e61ec
Again, there's an assumption here in the west that Xi Jinping can get away with anything, that there can be no blowback from civil society, that authoritarianism is more efficient than democracy. I find that to be nonsense. There is going to be internal pushback, and I think there will be adjustments in response.