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Xi Jinping’s Gamble Becomes Precarious—but Where Is the West?

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Xi Jinping’s Gamble Becomes Precarious—but Where Is the West?
Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping and other leaders applaud during the closing session of the rubber-stamp legislature’s conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 11, 2022. Leo Ramirez/AFP via Getty Images
Gregory Copley
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Every day, as 2022 progresses, some indicators defy the narrative of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). These contra-indicators show that a tumultuous and delicately-balanced internal war is still underway to preserve the career of CCP leader Xi Jinping in the run-up to the critical 20th Party Congress in October.

Gregory Copley
Gregory Copley
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Gregory Copley is president of the Washington-based International Strategic Studies Association and editor-in-chief of the “Defense & Foreign Affairs” series of publications. Born in Australia, Copley is an entrepreneur, writer, government adviser, defense publication editor, and Member of the Order of Australia. His latest and 37th book is “The Noble State: Governance Options in an Ignoble Era.”
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