The promotions of two key security officers signify that Chinese President Xi Jinping prioritises political stability over economic development, an expert says.
The Chinese Communist Party is expected to announce a third term for President Xi Jinping, formally doing away with term limits for that office. In a major speech, Xi emphasized the need to become more adept at deploying China's military regularly and for the military to be prepared for major challenges. Christopher Johnson of China Strategies Group joined Nick Schifrin to discuss.
i suspect it might be just because it takes attention away from the 20th party congress itself which is taking place in the week. it is the only reason, sensible reason of reasonable reason that i can actually come up with. can t figure out why that should otherwise be the case. remember, gdp measures the size of the economy. essentially, it s a good way of assessing how well or how badly an economy is performing. china s previously said that its annual economic growth target is around 5.5%. but the international monetary fund forecasts that it could end up being just over 3% for this year. and that could be because china s economy has been hit hard by its controversial zero covid strategy. here s president xi jinping on that. people s lives come first. we will not waiver in zero covid policy. we will not waiver in zero covid policy. a clear message there.