President Vladimir Putin emphasized Russia and China s commitment to a more democratic multipolar world order during his visit to China. Critics point to Xi Jinping s concentration of power, erosion of norms, and struggles in maintaining control over the PLA, raising concerns about China s governance model.
The Chinese opposition website Abolouwang.com published on September 10, 2022, an article stating that Chinese President Xi Jinping had, in advance of the 20th CCP National Congress that is scheduled to take place on October 16, suddenly appointed Wang Qiang as the new commander of the Northern Theater Command.
The recent promotions in the Western Theatre Command (WTC) made by Xi Jinping are interesting to analyze. The first of such promotions is the new Commander of the WTC, General Wang Haijiang, who had earlier been heading Xinjiang Military District, assigned the job of looking after India.