There Xi Goes: China's Leader Locks in His Power

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🗓️ 16 October 2022

⏱️ 26 minutes

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China’s leader Xi Jinping is poised to smash precedent and take on a third term. But how has he consolidated his power? And what role have stringent regional Covid lockdowns played in him tightening his grip? Alex Andreou discusses this with Steve Tsang, director of the SOAS China Institute and regular contributor to the China in Context podcast. “China’s lockdown policy has increased the ability of the communist party to gain control.” “Xi likes the narrative that China is the only country to win the fight against Covid.” “The Chinese government can’t accept that its vaccines are less effective.” “China has a sort of health nationalism.” Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bunkercast Written and presented by Alex Andreou. Lead Producer: Jacob Jarvis. Producers: Jacob Archbold, Jelena Sofronijevic and Alex Rees. Assistant Producer: Kasia Tomasiewicz. Audio production by Robin Leeburn Music: Kenny Dickinson. Group editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:12.3	The Chinese Communist Party's National Congress begins today.
1:16.4	The Convention has been for the party leader having completed two five-year terms
1:20.9	to pass the baton on to a carefully chosen successor. But this year
1:25.3	she Zimping is expected to smash that precedent taking on a third term as
1:30.9	general secretary. The world is watching closely not only because this
1:35.1	is politically vital but because global markets are looking for any sign that China
1:40.5	might be about to fully rejoin global trade after two years of zero COVID isolationism.
1:48.4	My guest today is a political scientist born in Hong Kong.
1:51.4	He is the director of the Sowers China Institute and a regular
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