> If Xi was so unconfident in his legacy that he could not find a worthy successor in the usual amount of time, what did that say about him? It takes a long ti

> If Xi was so unconfident in his legacy that he could not find a worthy successor in the usual amount of time, what did that say about him? It takes a long time to elaborately enshrine yourself into the history of a nation as old and massive as China. Xi - as with essentially all dictators - lies whenever he pretends it's not about him. He has persistently taken actions all along the path to glorify himself at the expense of others (including past Chinese leaders). Xi isn't interested in the sort of legacy you build in a mere two terms, that's why he was unwilling to give up power. It had nothing to do with being concerned about finding a worthy successor, that wasn't a consideration at the time (Xi had no intention to give up power at two terms, regardless of successors). I think ideally he'd like to surpass Mao in historical importance, although he'll settle for being perceived a peer. If Xi is assessing what that will take, there's little question in entails conquering Taiwan and overall it'll take decades of imprinting himself onto the nation. National cultural transformations derived from your vision of how things should be are long processes.