Will Xi succeed in killing China before invading Taiwan?

[Slocum]

On 3/23/2024 at 3:28 PM, gearbox said:

Comrade Gamma it depends on the point of view and the narrative. Deutsche Welle is a government propaganda outlet, they rather focus on the miserable state of the German economy.

 

If you follow the real numbers China logged quite impressive trade numbers the first two months of the year. Now there is a bit of squealing from the usual suspects - "We want to manufacture goods too! They are eating our lunch!"

 

 

Agreed.. Sadly there are still many idiots around... Who follow suits blindly.. unable to think for themselves and outside the box..These people should talk less..and listern more, for their own  benefits...On the  other side, many sour grapes.. with ill intention.. either Stupid, Square head or paid to write and tell lies, shamelessly.."if I can't get it, Nobody does" How low is low can these people be in life. 

[wombat]

On 3/23/2024 at 3:54 PM, GammaGlobulin said:

 

Xi is a lover of Mao.

Xi seeks to be remembered as the Second Mao, Just like the Second Coming of Christ.....

Marxism is a Faith Based philosophy.

 

 

Democratic Socialism or Democratic Marxism?

[nobodysfriend]

On 3/23/2024 at 2:34 PM, GammaGlobulin said:

Or, THIS TIME, will Xi kill China, finally?

Read about Xi's background ...

 

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Xi-Jinping

Early life

Xi Jinping was the son of Xi Zhongxun, who once served as deputy prime minister of China and was an early comrade-in-arms of Mao Zedong. The elder Xi was often out of favor with his party and government, however, especially before and during the Cultural Revolution (1966–76) and after he openly criticized the government’s actions during the 1989 Tiananmen Square incident. The younger Xi’s early childhood was largely spent in the relative luxury of the residential compound of China’s ruling elite in Beijing. During the Cultural Revolution, however, with his father purged and out of favor, Xi Jinping was sent to the countryside in 1969 (he went to largely rural Shaanxi province), where he worked for six years as a manual laborer on an agricultural commune. During that period he developed an especially good relationship with the local peasantry, which would aid the wellborn Xi’s credibility in his eventual rise through the ranks of the CCP.

 

Entry into the CCP, education, and marriage

In 1974 Xi became an official party member, serving as a branch secretary, and the following year he began attending Beijing’s Tsinghua University, where he studied chemical engineering. After graduating in 1979, he worked for three years as secretary to Geng Biao, who was then the vice premier and minister of national defense in the central Chinese government.

In 1982 Xi gave up that post, choosing instead to leave Beijing and work as a deputy secretary for the CCP in Hebei province. He was based there until 1985, when he was appointed a party committee member and a vice mayor of Xiamen (Amoy) in Fujian province. While living in Fujian, Xi married the well-known folk singer Peng Liyuan in 1987. He continued to work his way upward, and by 1995 he had ascended to the post of deputy provincial party secretary.

 

Ascent in the CCP

In 1999 Xi became acting governor of Fujian, and he became governor the following year. Among his concerns as Fujian’s head were environmental conservation and cooperation with nearby Taiwan. He held both the deputy secretarial and governing posts until 2002, when he was elevated yet again: that year marked his move to Zhejiang province, where he served as acting governor and, from 2003, party secretary. While there he focused on restructuring the province’s industrial infrastructure in order to promote sustainable development.

Xi’s fortunes got another boost in early 2007 when a scandal surrounding the upper leadership of Shanghai led to his taking over as the city’s party secretary. His predecessor in the position was among those who had been tainted by a wide-ranging pension fund scheme. In contrast to his reformist father, Xi had a reputation for prudence and for following the party line, and as Shanghai’s secretary his focus was squarely on promoting stability and rehabilitation of the city’s financial image. He held the position for only a brief period, however, as he was selected in October 2007 as one of the nine members of the standing committee of the CCP’s Political Bureau (Politburo), the highest ruling body in the party.

 

 

 

With that promotion, Xi was put on a short list of likely successors to Hu Jintao, general secretary of the CCP since 2002 and president of the People’s Republic since 2003. Xi’s status became more assured when in March 2008 he was elected vice president of China. In that role he focused on conservation efforts and on improving international relations. In October 2010 Xi was named vice chairman of the powerful Central Military Commission (CMC), a post once held by Hu (who since 2004 had been chair of the commission) and generally considered a major stepping-stone to the presidency. In November 2012, during the CCP’s 18th party congress, Xi was again elected to the standing committee of the Politburo (reduced to seven members), and he succeeded Hu as general secretary of the party. At that time Hu also relinquished the chair of the CMC to Xi. On March 14, 2013, he was elected president of China by the National People’s Congress.

 

Consolidation of power

 

Among Xi’s first initiatives was a nationwide anti-corruption campaign that soon saw the removal of thousands of high and low officials (both “tigers” and “flies”). Xi also emphasized the importance of the “rule of law,” calling for adherence to the Chinese constitution and greater professionalization of the judiciary as a means of developing “socialism with Chinese characteristics.” Under Xi’s leadership China was increasingly assertive in international affairs, insisting upon its claim of territorial sovereignty over nearly all of the South China Sea despite an adverse ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague and promoting its “One Belt, One Road” initiative for joint trade, infrastructure, and development projects with East Asian, Central Asian, and European countries.

Xi managed to consolidate power at a rapid pace during his first term as China’s president. The success of his anti-corruption campaign continued, with more than one million corrupt officials being punished by late 2017; the campaign also served to remove many of Xi’s political rivals, further bolstering his efforts to eliminate dissent and strengthen his grip on power. In October 2016 the CCP bestowed upon him the title of “core leader,” which previously had been given only to influential party figures Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, and Jiang Zemin; the title immediately raised his stature. A year later the CCP voted to enshrine Xi’s name and ideology, described as “thought” (“Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in a New Era”), in the party’s constitution, an honor previously awarded only to Mao. Xi’s ideology was later enshrined in the country’s constitution by an amendment passed by the National People’s Congress (NPC) in March 2018. During the same legislative session, the NPC also passed other amendments to the constitution, including one that abolished term limits for the country’s president and vice president; this change would allow Xi to remain in office beyond 2023, when he would have been due to step down. The NPC also unanimously elected Xi to a second term as president of the country in March.

Xi’s power and influence were bolstered in 2021 when the CCP passed a historical resolution in November that reviewed the party’s “major achievements and historical experience” of the past 100 years and looked to future plans as well. It featured praise for Xi’s leadership; more than half of the document was devoted to the accomplishments under Xi in the nine years he had led the party, such as reducing poverty and curbing corruption. It was only the third such resolution in the party’s history—the previous two were passed under Mao and Deng—and it elevated Xi’s status, ensuring that he would be seen as a significant figure in the party’s history.

 

In October 2022 Xi was unanimously elected to a historic third term as general secretary of the CCP, further consolidating his power. On the same day, the party unveiled the 20th Politburo Standing Committee, which, in addition to Xi, consisted of six Xi loyalists. On March 10, 2023, Xi also secured an unprecedented third five-year term as president of China, a development that was widely expected after the Chinese constitution was amended in March 2018 to remove the two-term limit on the presidency. As the only candidate, Xi garnered the votes of all 2,952 delegates to the Congress to remain the head of state.

[fallup88]

On 3/23/2024 at 3:28 PM, gearbox said:

Comrade Gamma it depends on the point of view and the narrative. Deutsche Welle is a government propaganda outlet, they rather focus on the miserable state of the German economy.

 

If you follow the real numbers China logged quite impressive trade numbers the first two months of the year. Now there is a bit of squealing from the usual suspects - "We want to manufacture goods too! They are eating our lunch!"

 

 

China is not logging any impressive numbers on anything, thats

only if you are still comparing it with after Covid.

 

Comparing it with precovid, it’s still doing very bad.

 

The government even said they will stop reporting unemployment statistics in fall of this year. 

[daveAustin]

Many folk loving up to China here and likening them and Russia as the good guys. Get a grip! This pair would bury you or have you and your way of life in chains given half a chance. Their people utterly despise their leadership. The US is no Mary Poppins, no country is (no not even Switzerland with all its dubious Nazi gold), but if they were truly a force for the bad we would all be screwed. 
 

It would be great for the peoples of both China and Russia to wake up, eviscerate their leaders and get their countries back. But they are utterly under the thumb plus there is too much apathy. Dunno if Xi will bury himself but most of the rhetoric there is for domestic consumption and to keep his people in line. And yes, the place is in a bind economically. Can’t see them ever attacking Taiwan. China’s military is a bit of a paper tiger and they’d be in for a surprise when the Taiwanese fight back hard. What’s China gonna do then, lob a nuke over? I don’t think so. 

[Andyfez]

I'm not going to waste my time on such ignorant and naive comments.

You obviously believe this USA Texan style  propaganda. No one else sees China like this

Edited March 25 by Andyfez

[Toby1947]

Who gives a toss 

[FangFerang]

On 3/23/2024 at 3:34 PM, save the frogs said:

 

Yeah, that video came across my feed in Youtube and I took a pass.

 

Xi has helped raise the living standards of millions of people in China over the past couple of decades.

 

So it seems like Western anti-china propaganda to me.

 

For the first time in the history of China, each man, woman and child has at least two meals a day.  Further, the West is crying over the Chinese state subsidizing Chinese industry, while simultaneously the Western nations... subsidize Western industries... This news bite is team propaganda. Sure, I cheer my Home team, when they are not being obviously sh*tty, but I am not required to boo the other side, nor accept that as a given.

[Stevemercer]

I reckon it's time to re-read Orwell's 1984. The parallels with modern China are amazing - it's almost like the CCP is following the secret 'manifesto' revealed in the book. I'm sure the CCP could make the Chinese population really believe 1 + 1 = 3 if it suited their needs. A country on a permanent war footing is easier to control as a one party state.