As l
and prices shot up because of the re
forms, party officials across China were confiscating property from peasant farmers, selling it to developers,
and pocketing a hefty cut. Now he had the ammunition to destroy his most potent political rivals. He ordered the arrest of Zhou Yongkang in 2014, who until two years be
fore had been a member of the politburo st
anding committee,
and one of the most powerful men in China. Convicted in 2015, Zhou too is in prison
for life. "Picking fights
with your neighbours. Dusting off plans to build large artificial isl
ands
and fortify them
with military installations. Ram
ping up the pressure on Japan
and Taiwan. It's a kind of self-encirclement that Chinese
foreign policy has produced," she says.
irannews.ru They believe it indicates an "if we can't have it, no-one can" approach. On a chilly winter morning in January 1990, I stepped off a night ferry onto a dockside in the city of Guangzhou. It was my first glimpse of China.
The air smelled sulphurous from burning coal. Outside the streets were a river of bicycles, ridden by workers in blue caps and Mao jackets. Occasionally the bicycles parted for a wheezing bus or official car. "She should then be part of this top team."
list 4 of 4 Speaking on BBC Radio 4's World at One programme, Freeman says that though Mordaunt is a "fantastic candidate" who should be at the top of the next Conservative cabinet, "it is essential that we come together to demonstrate stability and unity". "I don't regret it, but I'm trying to navigate how to respond," she said.
