CCP Control Over Economy, Military Reaches New Heights: Experts

CCP Control Over Economy, Military Reaches New Heights: Experts
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The expected appointment of Xi Jinping to a third term as head of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) at the 20th Party Congress this fall is likely to lead to ever tighter and more autocratic control over Beijing’s fiscal, military, and national security policies, said experts at a virtual hearing of a U.S. congressional advisory body on Jan. 27.

Panelists at a hearing of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission addressed a broad range of topics whose common denominator was the enhanced centralized control that is likely to occur following the twice-in-a-decade Party Congress, and the potentially dramatic consequences for China and the world.

Michael Washburn
Michael Washburn
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Michael Washburn is a New York-based reporter who covers U.S. and China-related topics for The Epoch Times. He has a background in legal and financial journalism, and also writes about arts and culture. Additionally, he is the host of the weekly podcast Reading the Globe. His books include “The Uprooted and Other Stories,” “When We're Grownups,” and “Stranger, Stranger.”
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