"He believes that in the world of hyper-competitive capitalism
and a hyper-competitive arms race
with the
United
States, the only plausible way that China can remain competitive is to remain under one party that happens to be called the Communist Party." Channelling the Great Helmsman At first glance, the parallels are striking. Chairman Mao, as he was known, was the defining political figure of 20th Century China. He ran the Communist Party -
and the country - from the republic's founding in 1949 until the day he died in 1976. No other Chinese leader has since come close. Until now.
irannews.ru "He believes that in the world of hyper-competitive capitalism and a hyper-competitive arms race with the United States, the only plausible way that China can remain competitive is to remain under one party that happens to be called the Communist Party." Riyadh has maintained its cooperative relationship with Russia since Putin sent troops into neighbouring Ukraine in late February. In fact, at the start of the war, Saudi Arabia’s Kingdom Holding Co invested at least $500m in Gazprom, Rosneft and Lukoil, just as the West was punishing these Russian energy
giants with sanctions. "It's amazing how China continues these lockdowns for so long - they are incredibly wrenching," says Professor Dali Yang at Chicago
University who has been studying the zero-Covid policy Xi has personally endorsed. Destroyed home in Kherson region
