To be fair, disappearing generals and politicians in a totalitarian dictatorship isn't necessarily a sign of dissent It could just be a sign that Xi is increasingly paranoid, as dictators often are
Great point, and I would add just because a foreign minister or defense minister disappeared doesn't mean that they are in favor of liberalization and turning China into a democracy, they could be even more hardline than Xi and just disagree with how hes governing.
Having lived in China for close to 8 years, I have noticed in places like Shanghai and Guangzhou that the young people are growing tired and losing (or have already lost) confidence in the Communist Party. They certainly know they don't have any choice when it comes to deciding where they want their country to go.
Is the CCP fascist? Dictatorial leader - check. Centralised autocracy - check. Forcible oppression of opposition - check. Subordination of individual interests for the perceived good of the state - check. Strong regimentation of the economy and society - check.
@@stephen1569 well you can quit your company... you can't quit China, you get disappeared or followed around the world. Try comparing living under Chinese rule with your previous employer to a citizen of HK and you will get little patience.
Xi knows time is limited for him to invade Taiwan given economical conditions It also carries great risk given the current wars in Ukraine and Middle East show the difference in quality of weaponry
Thanks. There does appear to be something going on politically within the CCP with shifts in how Xi is presented in pictures and with the 'purging' of many senior offices who are Xi loyalists from the PLA. How this plays out is yet to be indicated.
Ian Williams is another Gordon Chang who wrote the book called "The Coming Collapse of China", with the first edition published in year 2001. Time will tell.
One of the worst parts of invading Taiwan would be the economic pain for China - so if the economy is already tanking they may feel they might as well - even more so if you need to explain to the Chinese people why the economic suffering is happening to keep power….. of course it would ALL be the fault of the USA for stoking nationalism in the face of results from poor decision making 😂😂
The only thing I would add is that the world dictator club wants a new member sitting in the USA. Trump could be paid off to ignore a PRC invasion of Taiwan, as well as refuse to honor Article V to defend NATO members. Whatever might be the interest of the United States will take back seat to what is in Trump's interest.
@TimesRadio, you've got to stop writing titles for your videos like this without at least quotes and suggestion it's an opinion. The titles and the titles in the thumbnails are completely sensationalistic and not befitting of the brand. It's totally misleading and clickbait. I'm going to keep reporting your articles every time you do this.
@ 😂😂😂 is that meant to be an insult! The jokes on you if you really think your own government doesn’t censor its own people. And I don’t need to go to sleep because I have a job and a life thanks!
delusional. In rural China there are loudspeakers in fields broadcasting propaganda to farmworkers. Show me that, or anything like it, in the UK. False comparisons are a weird modern addiction
@@mustafa1nameHave you been to rural China ? I worked as an agricultural consultant in Hong Kong going into China on numerous occasions and I have never seen anything like that . There are lots of examples of propaganda in China in their state control media as there is in British media like Times Radio here .why do you feel the need to lie .
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