Xi Jinping Warns ‘Eastern European Upheaval and Collapse of the Soviet Union’ May Happen in China

A promotional exhibition held at the Beijing Exhibition Hall of Chinese Communist Party History on the eve of the opening of the Chinese Communist Party's annual sessions on March 3, 2023. Greg Baker/AFP

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During the July 1 commemoration of the 102nd anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the party magazine “Qiushi” published leader Xi Jinping’s speech in which he expressed concern the CCP may suffer the same fate as the “Eastern European upheaval and collapse of the Soviet Union.”