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China needs strong leadership or will 'crumble,' policy paper says

 

FILE PHOTO: Visitors are seen in front of a picture of Chinese President Xi Jinping during an exhibition on China's achievements marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC) at the Beijing Exhibition Center, in Beijing, China September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - China needs the strong, unified leadership of the Communist Party or the country will “crumble,” the government said in a policy paper released on Friday ahead of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic.

 

China’s cabinet news office said in a white paper that the country’s success since the Communists took power 70 years ago was down to the party’s leadership.

 

“China is huge in size, has complex national conditions, and its governance difficulties are rarely seen. Without a unified and strong leadership force, China will move toward division and crumble, bringing disaster to the world,” it said.

 

Chinese authorities have long justified a firm fist in dealing with problems, like the crackdown on pro-democracy protests in Beijing in 1989, as being necessary for national stability.

 

Strong-arm President Xi Jinping, who will headline the anniversary celebrations of the world’s second-biggest economy on Tuesday, has further tightened party rule and cracked down on those who may challenge authority since taking office in late 2012.

 

Xi has also overseen a military modernization program that has unnerved the region.

 

China does not seek to export its development model nor want to import any foreign models, seeking only peace and not “hegemony”, the policy paper said.

 

“The Chinese people do not have it in their genes to invade others or dominate the world. In modern times, China has been bullied by the Great Powers, war and turmoil have left a deep impression with the suffering caused; China will never impose the sufferings it has been through on other peoples.”

 

China is marking the anniversary at a time of uncertainty for the country, which is locked in a bitter trade war with the United States and faces challenges from a slowing economy as well as anti-government protests in the Chinese territory of Hong Kong.

 

China will never “trade away” its core interests and not allow its security and sovereignty to be compromised, the paper said.

 

“The threat of trade wars and the continued increase in tariffs are not conducive to solving problems,” it said, in reference to its trade disputes with Washington.

 

“China is a mature economy with a complete industrial system, complete industrial chain, broad market space and strong economic development momentum. It will never be weakened by trade wars,” the paper added.

 

“China is confident that it has the ability to face difficulties, turn crises into opportunities, and open up a new world.”

 

The United States should look rationally at China’s development, as China has no intention of challenging the United States and does not want to replace the United States, it added.

 

“The United States cannot control China, and it is even more unlikely to stop China’s development. Curbing and suppressing other countries and transferring domestic contradictions abroad will not keep the United States strong.”

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2019-09-27

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[kevin612]

Xi is a strong dude, he cleaned up his opponents and seized huge funds from corruption.

[taichiplanet]

9 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

China needs the strong, unified leadership of the Communist Party or the country will “crumble,” the government said

????

 

[Sir Dude]

Take out "strong" and put in "fascist" and it would be more spot-on there. 

[brucec64]

Quite the news story. Communist dictator regime releases a report that a communist dictator regime is required to run the country.

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[bangrak]

Hitler, Stalin, ...Mao, and other bloody genocidal dictators didn't say it any better.

The ice cold organised horror of the inhumane 'systems' the previous were leading should be part of a closed extremely dark page of human History, but then Xi came up in China, showing to the World the darkest pages of 'the Empire of the Middle' had still to be written..., alas!

The story is presently unfolding, and it seems not one single country meaning something on the map is making any strong move to, even attempt to, call the emperialistic moves of the 'P.R.' China to a halt!

But the most important industrialist groups worldwide go on making piles of money with that China, and as they are the ones, together with the big bankers, ruling the present World, what to expect from our slavish 'democratic' 'governments'...? To resist the ones feeding them's greed? Seriously?

Edited September 27, 2019 by bangrak

[klauskunkel]

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Without a unified and strong leadership force, China will move toward division and crumble, bringing disaster to the world

another China Syndrome: without us the world will end...

[Isaan sailor]

I suppose that attitude explains their Belt & Road Initiative—seizing power and control like we see them do here in LoS.  Sure hope they crumble, and soon.

[zydeco]

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

“China is huge in size, has complex national conditions, and its governance difficulties are rarely seen. Without a unified and strong leadership force, China will move toward division and crumble, bringing disaster to the world,” it said.

"bringing disaster relief to the world"

[yellowboat]

Govern a great nation as you would cook a small fish. Do not overdo it. 

Lao Tzu, 500 years BC.  Still people haven't learned.

 

Most nations are far over governed.   The British did not over govern Hong Kong, nor is Taiwan over governed.  The China of today has a certain amount of freedom, in some ways more than Thailand.  Can't see how more freedom would be a bad thing in China. 

[Redline]

Pushing people into a corner never works-if they keep tightening the reigns, there will be a backlash.  If they delist Chinese companies in the USA, it’s another wound to recover from-they will need to build new walls to keep people in

Edited September 29, 2019 by Redline