Chinese State Media Advocate ‘Struggle’ in Support of Xi Jinping

China's Leader Xi Jinping presses a button to vote in favor of a resolution to overhaul Hong Kong's electoral system at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on March 11, 2021. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images

News analysis

The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) state-run media ran editorials one after another to advocate “struggle,” shortly after Chinese leader Xi Jinping required communist cadres to “stick to principles and dare to struggle.”