About this episode

The episode discusses Xi Jinping's recent actions and their implications for his power and China's global influence.

The run-up to the lunar year has been a busy one for China’s President Xi Jinping, with world leaders beating a path to Beijing to meet him; he also found time to purge two of the Chinese military’s top generals, while the outspoken Hong Kong newspaper publisher and democracy advocate Jimmy Lai was jailed for 20 years. And with the erratic trade and foreign policy of the US currently boosting Beijing’s global influence, the 72 year-old leader could be said to be at the height of his powers. Y...

Topics covered

• politics
• leadership
• China
• military
• international relations
• democracy
• purges

Keywords

• Xi Jinping
• Jimmy Lai
• Chinese military
• purges
• Beijing
• international relations
• lunar year

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hong Kong, Chinese military

Places: Beijing

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