Chinese president Xi jinping might not face opposition in upcoming polls
Beijing: A latest analysis by Mercator Institute for China Studies has shown Chinese President Xi Jinping might not face any opposition in his path of getting another term in the top post as he has spent a decade in eliminating opposition and factions within the Communist Party of China (CPC).
People of China are in great distress as extreme lockdowns in Shanghai, Beijing and other cities have led to protests and clashes with people forced to stay home for weeks without normal access to food and medicines, the Policy Research group reported citing MERICS analysis as quoted by ANI in its report.
But, President Xi, who is set to enter his third term as the Helmsman of the country, bulldozed his way telling the people that harsh measures are needed to handle the harsh realities of the day. Premier Li Keqiang apparently does not share Xi’s confidence that the anti-Covid policy “will stand the test of time.”
Meanwhile, Li Keqiang is set to ‘retire’ soon, but due to Covid-induced economic slowdown, he has been ordered to keep the economy on track without disturbing Xi’s Zero-Covid strategy to maintain the economic baseline.
This is no more than a fire-fighting task, says Jacob Gunter, Senior Analyst at MERICS, adding that the Chinese Premier has been told: “to put out a raging inferno without any water.”
Premier Li held a virtual meeting with over 100,000 officials at every level of the government across the country to coordinate policy to keep the economy from derailing completely, he added.
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