> China especially has a huge demographic problem and this would be an attractive solution for Xi et al. I practically know nothing about history other than so

> China especially has a huge demographic problem and this would be an attractive solution for Xi et al. I practically know nothing about history other than some talking points but How did Imperial Japan go from allegiance to one's feudal lord to allegiance to the emperor to the point where officers (I assume all pilots are officers?) were willing to die for the emperor? Is China PR on a similar trajectory with Xi? Maybe it is naive but I believe having a presidency / party politburo general secretary / chairman of the military not being a hereditary position should mean there is not much appetite for indoctrination of the children? I mean an emperor with Meiji Restoration was doing something not just for himself but for his children, right? Why would Xi lay the groundwork for a future bureaucrat?