Sunday, July 05, 2026

How Xi Jinping Steamrolls Dissent With Tactics From Stalin and Mao

This should be an interesting article by the Wall Street Journal!

When will China become a democracy to compete with the largest democracy on Earth, i.e. India?

Xi Jinping (age 73) is the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party since 2012.

"Chinese leader Xi Jinping is employing the sort of autocratic tactics once wielded by Joseph Stalin and Mao Zedong to stamp out opposition and stack the leadership with acolytes as he prepares to extend his reign.

In a throwback to the most powerful Communist leaders of the 20th century, Xi has purged dozens of senior officials—even his own protégés—overseen the growth of a cult of personality and demanded absolute loyalty. ..."

How Xi Jinping Steamrolls Dissent With Tactics From Stalin and Mao - WSJ (behind paywall) "China’s leader draws from autocrats’ playbook to expand power, oust potential rivals and lay groundwork to rule indefinitely"




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