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"Given the economic and social strain caused by sticking to an increasingly unpopular COVID zero policy, Xi's speech might sound defensive to many Chinese citizens, insisting that the Party has their best interests in mind. ALFRED WU, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE"It is obvious that security is Xi's greatest concern. ZHIWU CHEN, PROFESSOR OF FINANCE, UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG"One significant change is to de-emphasise economic development and economic reform. BATES GILL, PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF SECURITY STUDIES AND CRIMINOLOGY, MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY, SYDNEY"This speech said 'continuity' and full speed ahead. "But this was not intended as a policy speech.

Then came the pandemic and a property crisis, and with them, clear evidence of the limits of the debt-fuelled, investment-driven model that had propelled China's economy and businesses like Shores'. "If there is no investment, consumption will be like a tree without roots," said Jia, who previously led a finance ministry think tank. Many uncertainties hang over China's economy: the zero-COVID policy, a crackdown on tech and other industries, geopolitical tensions and rising borrowing costs in export markets. China is widely expected to miss this year's 5.5% GDP growth target and Natixis estimates growth may not even top 3% a year into Xi's next mandate. Oxford Economics expects average annual GDP growth this decade to halve from the 1999-2019 average to 4.5% and slow to 3% in the decade after.

She also outlined steps to boost the military including with mass production of precision missiles and warships. Xi is widely expected to win his third term at the one-every-five-years party congress. "When we say achievement, for Taiwan it's definitely not a good sign, it's not a good thing," Lin said. One senior Taiwanese security official said Xi's third term would bring "unpredictable tensions" across the strait. But China has refused to speak to his successor, Tsai, since she was first elected in 2016, believing her to be a separatist.

☆ China's 'liberal' Wang Yang seen as possible premier as reshuffle looms
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( James Pomfret | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

During his time in Guangdong, which borders Hong Kong, Wang made his mark by pushing an upgrade of rusting industries and touting socially inclusive policies. Wang was passed over for promotion to the Politburo Standing Committee in 2012, but as vice premier he helped oversee China's external economic relations including with the United States. YOUTH LEAGUELike Li Keqiang and Vice Premier Hu Chunhua - another premiership contender - Wang has ties to the Communist Youth League, a faction seen to be a rival to Xi's. In recent years under Xi, Wang has seemingly tempered his reformist tendencies, echoing the party's tough line on sensitive political issues including Taiwan, Xinjiang and Tibet, while expressing support for Xi. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by James Pomfret; Editing by Tony Munroe and Lincoln Feast.

☆ Analysis: How China's Xi accumulated power, and why it matters in a third term
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Yew Lun Tian | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

A visitor takes pictures in front of a screen displaying an image of Chinese President Xi Jinping, at the Museum of the Communist Party of China in Beijing, China September 3, 2022. Restoring the practice, which entails self-criticism in front of the general secretary, marked a small but symbolic example of how Xi has departed from China's collective leadership of recent decades and accumulated power unseen since Mao's time. The expected absence of a clear successor will also enable Xi to rule unchallenged but potentially ratchets up risk the longer he stays in power. Many were purged, including rivals for power like the popular former Chongqing party chief Bo Xilai. Xi also oversaw a crushing of dissent and forbade "disrespectful" discussion about the party among members.

☆ Xi Jinping is rewriting China's history. Here's what that means (2021)
▼ + stars: | 2021-11-11 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

In a meeting behind closed doors in Beijing, China's ruling elite rewrite the Communist Party's history to chart a new course. China's current President Xi Jinping will be highlighted and his role on the nation's rise on the global stage, putting him alongside other Party leaders like Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping. CNN's David Culver reports from China.

☆ Panegiricul lui Voronin. Op-Ed de Victor Pelin
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-01 | by ( ) www.ipn.md time to read: +8 min

Op-Ed de Victor Pelin„ Vladimir Voronin știe ce spune, întrucât a fost victima influenței străine directe în timpul alegerilor parlamentare din 2005 și din 2014...”1. Dar să revenim la compararea PCRM și PCC, care ne amintește de fabula țânțarului și armasarului . Deosebirea e că tovarășul Deng a procedat calculat atunci când a anunțat deschiderea și reformarea Chinei, iar Voronin a procedat hazardat, amenințând cu transformarea Republicii Moldova în Cuba Europei . Apoi, a urmat semnarea în 2002 a decretului privind integrarea europeană a Republicii Moldova, deși în 2001 obținuse mandatul cetățenilor pentru integrarea în Uniunea Rusia-Belarus. Despre adevărata influență externăProblema influenței externe în Republicii Moldova a devenit o obsesie și temă de campanie a BECS.

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☆ North Korea needs nukes because of its religion
▼ + stars: | 2017-07-08 | by ( Paul French | Foreign Policy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

But even engagement strategies can't stop the relentless move toward a deliverable North Korea nuclear arsenal. President Bill Clinton essentially attempted this in 1994 when he approved $4 billion in "energy aid" to North Korea. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un poses with participants during the 8th Congress of the Korean Children's Union (KCU) in Pyongyang, North Korea. A vendor waits for customers at the shop inside the international airport in Pyongyang, North Korea May 3, 2016. But if the world accepts a nuclear North Korea (and it accepted a nuclear Pakistan, as North Koreans have reminded me), then the second half of Kim's theory might just give the kind of pressure that can be used.

☆ (foto) Orașe „inteligente” care au cucerit lumea, schimbându-și aspectul rapid și semnificativ
▼ + stars: | 2016-01-29 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | Angelina Aduce Cititorilor | Diez Informații Utile Din Sfera Educației Și Doza De Relaxare Din Lifestyle. Îi Place Jurnalismul | ) diez.md time to read: +6 min

Trăim era schimbărilor rapide și semnificative, omenirea fiind în goană după tot ce e nou și nemaivăzut. Shanghai – cel mai mare oraș din China, cel mai mare șantier urban de construcții din lume și unul dintre cele mai importante centre comerciale din Asia. Jakarta este capitala Indoneziei și principalul centru politic, administrativ, comercial, financiar și industrial al țării și un important nod de comunicații. Melbourne este capitala statului federal Victoria din Australia, aici fiind dezvoltată industria petrolieră și cea producătoare de mașini. Tokyo este centrul financiar, industrial, comercial, educațional și cultural al Japoniei; de asemenea este și principalul punct pentru comerț și relații diplomatice cu restul lumii.

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