How Xi Jinping became Mao's equal

The Chinese Communist Party has offered a plebiscite to President Xi Jinping and his authoritarian line, heralding his stay in power for the next decade, in the midst of the "cold war" with the West.

What happened at the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) plenum?

The Central Committee concluded its plenum on November 11 in Beijing, the most important annual meeting of the CPC, which has reigned supreme over China since 1949. This closed-door conclave of the regime's 350 most influential leaders, locked in a hotel in the capital, took on a particular importance in 2021. The meeting, which marks the centenary of the Party, took place a year before the next Congress, which must appoint the leaders of the second world power for the next decade. Like one man, the caciques adopted a rare resolution on the history of the Party resembling a plebiscite for Secretary General Xi, who already holds the post of president of the country and of the Central Military Commission (CMC). She calls

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