Beijing correspondent
The tragic year of the Rat is eclipsed, with its procession of victims, giving way to that of the Ox, in Chinese astrology.
A year ago, a seasoned Chinese historian told us about a strange omen in Beijing.
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To kill a rat, you have to do a lot of damage in the kitchen,
" said Zhang Lifan, an observer of the struggles at the top of Communist China.
He had no idea how premonitory the formula would be, a few weeks before the massacre in Wuhan, the premise of a pandemic that still paralyzes the world today.
The year 2020 will have shaken up the Middle Empire and then the entire planet.
It has exacerbated tensions between Beijing, Washington and other Western capitals, as never before for half a century.
Helmsman Xi Jinping will launch the Year of the Ox with relief on February 12, hoping that the animal, synonymous with power and self-sacrifice, will be a guarantee of stability in a geopolitical and economic environment filled with uncertainties.
A centenary with a bang
2021 is
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