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Lol you're salty because of the drop in stock value to some of the leading Chinese tech companies as if those companies are the raison d'etre for China's economic heft.
With respect to Putin/Russian relationship, how would you preferred any Chinese leader handle one of it's giant, and nuclear superpower neighbour as well as it's biggest commodities trading partner? It seems to me that you'd rather have China not sought out any partnership with Russia while it's under massive attack (trade war, technological war) from America. Being blamed and accused of causing the Covid-19 pandemic thereby damaging China's reputation, and financial standings in the world. Not to mention of being accused of perpetrating a very serious heinous crimes against humanity a.k.a. "Genocide" against it's own ethnic Chinese minority (Uyghurs) in Xinjiang. How about being accused of planning to "invade" a part of it's own territory (Taiwan) needlessly like China is somehow hell bent of usurping a territory for imperial purpose.
Your rhetoric sounds eerily close to what that Shanghainese academic/political advisor allegedly wrote for some publication advising China to essentially abandon Russia, and become subservient to the wishes and demands set by the U.S.
It would be nice to see or read ideas what could or should have Pres.Xi done differently with respect to the approach it made with respect to Russia and the important strategic areas of Sino-US relationships, including the economic domestic approaches that Xi has pushed for. Right now, you seem to have literally being shaken from your support to what you initially thought was a good idea because the time, and operating context for China isn't as drastic or dramatic as they are now. Which leaves me to believe that your support for the policies was tepid at best, and conditional at worst. Meaning that, your support is hollow because now that the going seems to look tougher for China and it's core leadership, you want to wave the white flag and give up.
You know, I didn't even consider that. God above am I glad that China isn't led by people petty, greedy, and short-sighted enough to make political decisions based on a stock market.
Please provide any evidence to back this interesting claim. You can't be serious that recent policies made must make the forecasted impact within the shortest period of time, otherwise you'll consider the policies failures or less than desirable. Also, any of the policies passed went through the normal legislative process in the National People Congress, Politburo etc. unless there's been some drastic changes that I missed to read or learned. If so, please show the specific changes or show the difference in process compared to the Hu Jintao era.
Nah. Xi should go nowhere. When everyone was sleeping at the wheel and speeding towards the abyss, he realised the danger from the West and worked to mitigate.
You find Me someone who wasn't licking West's boots and then we can talk.
He has made some tactical mistakes but strategically he has been spot on in everything so far.
As for the Ukrainian war, we will see. I personally see some negatives to China but also some positives. We have to wait to see if the positives will outweigh the negatives
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Now that I think about it. This is the same guy who suggested China give independence to Taiwan because China doesn’t need it and that people’s feeling on Taiwan will hopefully change in the future so they can just let it go.
You answered your own question.
"If only we bowed to the superior West everything would be fine and then I can return to worshipping the West and buying clothes from H&M with verified forced-labour-free cotton label"
You realize the results of reform only materialize after many years right? It's not a matter of enacting a policy, having it work its magic overnight, and waking up in the morning to a new China. Mr Deng did not live to see the fruits of his opening up policy. Likewise, Xi's institutional reforms of common prosperity, dual circulation and technological independence will not bear fruit in his term. Instead Xi has planted that seedling which future leaders will harvest. Honestly what a ridiculously ignorant statement.
No I'm not advocating for a Sino-Russian split, but a cordial, pragmatic and less ideological relation is better. Sino-Russian relationship was good under Hu Jintao without Hu and Putin being best buddies.
I'd prefer a collective and predictable leadership with a less politicalized and more technocratic bureaucracy. No abrupt policy changes. No sudden introduction of political rhetoric that makes people fear for a second cultural revolution. More transparent policy-making.
I'd also prefer a leadership that tries to reach out to all major segments of the Chinese society, liberal included. Be a bit more socially progressive. Scrap the divorce cooldown period. Make lives of single mothers easier. Right now a sizable part of the Chinese society feel they have zero voice in the political process. No one is there to speak for them. That unhealthy. China should not be naïve about the West, and must stay vigilant against Western liberalism and NGO influence campaigns, but the party should also never forget its progressive roots.
No, I didn’t answer my own questions. That is my opinion. I want his opinion on what kind of leader that person think China should be led by.