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Is China’s Xi Losing the Mandate of Heaven?

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Is China’s Xi Losing the Mandate of Heaven?
Chinese leader Xi Jinping attends the opening session of China's rubber-stamp legislature, the National People's Congress, at The Great Hall of People in Beijing on March 5, 2017. Lintao Zhang/Getty Images
Stu Cvrk
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It is no surprise that China’s Xi Jinping has been called a modern-day emperor. Chinese emperors have historically claimed the “Mandate of Heaven” to rule China, and Mr. Xi seeks to extend that mandate to rule not just China but the entire world.

Stu Cvrk
Stu Cvrk
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Stu Cvrk retired as a captain after serving 30 years in the U.S. Navy in a variety of active and reserve capacities, with considerable operational experience in the Middle East and the Western Pacific. Through education and experience as an oceanographer and systems analyst, Cvrk is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, where he received a classical liberal education that serves as the key foundation for his political commentary.
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