Top-Level Chinese Officials Concede China Faces Mounting Pressure

Chinese leader Xi Jinping (L), Premier Li Keqiang (2nd L), and Politburo Standing Committee members (L-R) Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang, and Wang Huning arrive for a reception at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on Sept. 30, 2020. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images

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The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) held a high-level meeting late last month to discuss future plans regarding China’s economic and social development. Officials may be feeling pessimistic as the regime faces unprecedented challenges at home and abroad.