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The Real Story: Xi Jinping’s plan for China

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07/10/2022 GMT

Xi Jinping’s plan for China

BBC World Service - The Real Story, Xi Jinping’s plan for China

The Chinese president could become leader for life

The Chinese president could become leader for life.

This month China’s President Xi Jinping is expected to secure a further five years as the country’s leader after the Communist Party abolished two-term limits. It opens the door to Xi continuing to rule for the rest of his life. His time in power has seen the country take a more confrontational approach to many of its neighbours as well as to the West. China’s GDP continues to grow and living standards for most citizens have risen, but some fear the ‘economic miracle’ of recent decades may be coming to an end and that rising tensions over Taiwan and Hong Kong could lead to conflict. So, who is Xi Jinping? What makes him tick? And what are his plans for the future of China?

Ritula Shah is joined by a panel of expert guests.

Daniel R. Russel - Former US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (2013 - 2017), currently Vice President for International Security and Diplomacy at the Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI), New York

Lucy Hornby - visiting scholar at the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University, formerly of Reuters and the FT

Steve Tsang - Director of the China Institute at SOAS, The University of London

Also featuring:

Victor Gao - Vice President of the Center for China and Globalization, a think tank based in Beijing

Producers: Paul Schuster and Ellen Otzen

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