China’s Twentieth Party Congress opened this week in Beijing. President Xi Jinping is widely expected to cement his position as Chinese Communist Party leader for an unprecedented third term.
The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China has begun, and so far, President Xi Jinping has had a lot more to say about national pride and security than about the economy’s rapid downturn. With Xi set to be confirmed for an unprecedented third term, we asked PS commentators whether the country is headed down a self-destructive – even dangerous – path.