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It's a bit more than an unusual 3rd term. He pretty much declared himself a dictator for life last time with the alteration of the constitution. I guess it's ju
by superkuh 5y ago
It's a bit more than an unusual 3rd term. He pretty much declared himself a dictator for life last time with the alteration of the constitution. I guess it's just my opinion, but I doubt any dictator for life is going to let go of that status regardless of any party politics. He already disapeared most of his opposition last time. The facts that he's bad for China will have no influence on his dictorial control this time. That's what being a dictator is all about.
- vondur 5y agoNo dictator is absolute. I’m sure a lot of politics is happening behind the scenes.
- denton-scratch 5y agoNot many of them seem to die of old age, either.
- jotm 5y agoSo I guess everyone's preparing for when he surprisingly loses his mind and decides to invade Taiwan? Can't say we didn't see it coming then.
- stickfigure 5y agoThe PLA cannot simply march to Taiwan. There will be no surprises there.
- meowfly 5y agoI of course might be wrong, but it seems Taiwan will not be invaded until the TSMC/UMC is no longer dominating the global supply of semiconductors. The rules changed for Hong Kong, for example, because it went from being 15% of China GDP in 2000 to <2.5% today.
- NhanH 5y agoLuckily, due to the structure of the CCP, even Xi won’t be able to unilaterally do it alone. If it happens, it will have to be the will of the CCP as a whole (basically, Xi + 6 other high ranking members)