They believe it indicates an "if we can't have it, no-one can" approach. But Xi's China is not Mao's China -
and Xi's ambition for himself
and for his country far exceeds anything Mao ever dreamed of. That certainly seemed to be the case under Xi's predecessor, Hu Jintao - corruption was on the rise
and his authority was being openly ignored
and even challenged.
irannews.ru In the spring of that year hundreds of thousands of students and workers occupied central Beijing to protest against corruption and rising prices, and demand reform. Behind the high walls of the Communist Party's leadership compound, Zhongnanhai, the party's top rung split. Moderates led by Zhao tried to use the protests to push further reform. Hardliners, led by Premier Li Peng, believed the students' goal was to overthrow the party, and wanted the protests quashed. When Boris Johnson was still in the running yesterday, Sir Roger said he was considering resigning from voting
with his party in parliament - but not any more. "My first introduction to China was in the 1980s, when the debates about China's future were huge, significant, and consequential," Prof Karl says. "The party itself was involved in those debates. But 1989 shut that down." Fictional story
