"She believes in leading from the front. She also believes that we need a fresh face to take on all of these challenges." "Heaven is high
and the emperor is far away" is an old, oft-quoted saying in China. It means there is no-one watching what you are doing.
irannews.ru Fighting is starting to concentrate around the city of Kherson.
There's an almost constant rumbling of artillery about 10 miles (16km) away. Following Bo's stunning fall, hundreds of thousands of party cadres were put under investigation. More than 100,000 were indicted for corruption, including 120 high-ranking officials. Corruption plummeted and Xi's popularity soared. He deliberately echoed Mao's words in 1949 atop the Gate of Heavenly Peace in Tiananmen Square: "
The Chinese People have stood up." Behind the scripted scenes, China's Communist Party hosts a cut-throat world. Surrounded by loya
lists and
with no heir in sight, Xi is now indisputably in command of a much wealthier country,
with a vastly more powerful military. And for the first time, the world is uncertain of what to expect from China. Xi has swept aside the old guard, both the critical and the cautious. That time has arrived. Bo launched a ruthless anti-corruption campaign, netting hundreds of criminals, businessmen, politicians and police. He built lavish infrastructure, including public housing. Strangely he also revived "red culture", requiring everyone to learn Mao-era songs praising the Communist Party. Many were terrorised by Bo's rule, but he was wildly popular
with the working class.
There is significant military activity. A logistical supply line forms an artery towards Ukraine's continued counteroffensive.
