Bayan
01-16-2023, 12:33 AM
Four years ago, Xi Jinping set himself up to become China’s leader indefinitely.
At last week’s Communist Party congress in Beijing, he stepped into that role, making a notable sweep of the country’s other top leaders and placing even greater focus on national security.
Guest: Chris Buckley (https://www.nytimes.com/by/chris-buckley?smid=pc-thedaily), chief China correspondent for The New York Times.
Background reading:
At the congress, Mr. Xi didn’t mention two long-repeated maxims. To many, it’s a warning of the turbulent times to come (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/22/world/asia/china-xi-jinping-congress-security.html).
Mr. Xi has created a new ruling elite packed with loyalist officials primed to elevate his agenda (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/23/world/asia/xi-jinping-china-loyalists.html) of bolstering national security and turning China into a technological great power.
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily). Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
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At last week’s Communist Party congress in Beijing, he stepped into that role, making a notable sweep of the country’s other top leaders and placing even greater focus on national security.
Guest: Chris Buckley (https://www.nytimes.com/by/chris-buckley?smid=pc-thedaily), chief China correspondent for The New York Times.
Background reading:
At the congress, Mr. Xi didn’t mention two long-repeated maxims. To many, it’s a warning of the turbulent times to come (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/22/world/asia/china-xi-jinping-congress-security.html).
Mr. Xi has created a new ruling elite packed with loyalist officials primed to elevate his agenda (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/23/world/asia/xi-jinping-china-loyalists.html) of bolstering national security and turning China into a technological great power.
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily). Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
أكثر... (https://www.nytimes.com/the-daily)