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How to Lose Friends and Influence People: Upsetting the Balance in Xi Jinping’s China

Charles Parton OBE
6 September 2019clock11 Minute Read
chinese students in military training

First-year students participate in a military training session at Cixian First Senior High School, Handan, China. Military training for students is intended to instil patriotism, collectivism and concern for national defence. Courtesy of Costfoto/SIPA USA

Through his clampdown on corruption, dissent and relative freedoms, Chinese President Xi Jinping has alienated various groups within society. However, in the absence of a serious economic downturn and a rift within the Party’s leadership, discontent is unlikely to unseat him for the foreseeable future.

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Charles Parton OBE

Senior Associate Fellow

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