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China’s Xi Jinping May Soon Face a Pivotal Moment That Could Undermine His Rule

China has turned further left under Xi Jinping. His power trajectory mirrors China’s founding communist leader Mao Zedong. A power-defining moment may be near.
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China’s Xi Jinping May Soon Face a Pivotal Moment That Could Undermine His Rule
Security officials stand guard outside the Great Hall of the People prior to a reception celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Communist Party rule, in Beijing on Sept. 30, 2024. Adek Berry/AFP via Getty Images
Alexander Liao
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China has turned left under Xi Jinping. The direction of China’s society in the past decade parallels the country’s journey before and during the Cultural Revolution, a violent sociopolitical movement that swept the country between 1966 and 1976.

With nearly four decades of journalism experience in Hong Kong, London, and the United States, Alexander Liao is an expert on China and world affairs. He currently hosts the Chinese-language Pinnacle View news analysis program on NTD, also available on YouTube and Ganjing World. Before joining The Epoch Times, he was a Hong Kong Bureau Chief for international media, an editor of various magazines, newspapers, and radio stations, and a columnist for top financial and current affairs newspapers in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
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