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What happens after Xi Jinping? (hexbear.net)
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The guys is ~~almost 80~~ 73, he's an old man.
He's been very successful in his tenure, carried out great anti-corruption campaigns, overseen a pivot to green energy, helmed China as it has retaken its place in the sun.
At the same time there's a lot of foreign policy stuff that leaves some wanting. There's still cliques of liberals (as far as I understand, which is very little, which is why I ask) that are working towards something very different (I hear Shanghai is really bad?) not to mention some impending economic doom, according to some China posters here.

Whatever the case is, Xi has been monumental and at the forefront of a great wave of change. One must Imagine he has planned for his retirement, moved things around to ensure some of His Guys are in good positions to take over.
Or maybe not?

So what happens when he goes away? Who is likely to take his spot? What will happen on the world stage?

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[-] tactical_trans_karen@hexbear.net 15 points 2 months ago

China has been one of the most stable and long lived civilizations in all human history. Socialism grafted well onto their already collectivist oriented culture and is wildly improving the lives of its citizens, and the world is now looking back to them to lead. The government is highly educated in Marxism and it's producing nothing but peace and sustainable growth, and they've quietly plugged away at controlling the base of the world's economy. I have no concerns about what happens after Xi, it's going to be the Chinese millennium at this rate.

[-] LittleFellaNamedBoof@hexbear.net 11 points 2 months ago

The only reason I disagree with Chinese Millenium is that I think once the west collapses Africa will flourish. China will be fine and continue to do well, but give it 100-150 years and Africa, with its vast natural resources, growing population, and no longer being undermined by the west, will be eclipsing China imo. I expect the African Union will expand into more of an EU like thing at that point and it will be by far the largest economic bloc on the planet. It is quite literally the region with the largest untapped economic potential on the planet. If even a small portion of it were to ever embrace socialism and have a USSR or China style industrialization it would rapidly transform into a superpower.

[-] tactical_trans_karen@hexbear.net 9 points 2 months ago

And China has been intentionally helping African nations build incredible infrastructure to do just that.

[-] Assian_Candor@hexbear.net 4 points 2 months ago

We are right the fuck there aren't we? The hardest part will be that the US needs to be a normal country

[-] tactical_trans_karen@hexbear.net 4 points 2 months ago

Nah, the less normal the US is, the faster the decline. If it chills out, it's still in decline, but a managed one.

[-] Assian_Candor@hexbear.net 2 points 2 months ago

The US won't become a normal country in the absence of something horrible. I John Brown etc

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