Mr. Shi Ping's article in the Sankei Shimbun on August 5, titled "The Depths of the Taliban Meeting with Foreign Minister Wang," can only be understood if the following article is kept in mind.
The article was published in the subscription-only monthly magazine 'Themis' under the title "Human rights siege, nuclear accident, overthrowing president for life, Xi Jinping, intensifying domestic and international offensive against "tyranny and president for life,"
Xi Jinping Plots World Cup Bid to Break Narrowing Siege.
It is a must-read not only for the people of Japan but also for people all over the world.
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Showing off the modernization of the military with the latest weapons
"We will never allow outside forces to bully or oppress the Chinese people and treat them as slaves. If anyone fantasizes about doing so, blood will be spilled in front of the 'Great Wall of Steel' built with flesh and blood of 1.4 billion Chinese people."
On July 1, at a ceremony held in Beijing's Tiananmen Square to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, President Xi Jinping made clear his confrontational stance with the United States and Europe.
At the ceremony, 15 of the Chinese military's most advanced stealth fighter jets, the Eradication (J) 20, flew overhead to show off the modernization of the army, and the approximately 70,000 party members who filled the square participated without masks to impress upon the international community that China had quickly recovered from the Corona disaster.
A China watcher said.
"In China, only the supreme leader is allowed to wear the Mao suit, and this time, Xi Jinping's Mao suit was gray. As President Mao Zedong in the portrait displayed in the square, he superimposed himself on Mao Zedong. In the name of 'banishing corruption,' Xi Jinping has purged political opponents such as the Communist Youth League and the Shanghai clique one after another. It is believed to have almost taken control of the Chinese military, where corruption was widespread.
Like Mao Zedong, who never relinquished power in his life, he is likely to be elevated to the presidency of the Communist Party at the 20th Party Congress next fall and establish a permanent dictatorship."
China has been employing the tactic of "TokoYokai" (hide your claws, cover your talents, wait for the right moment) since the days of Deng Xiaoping. Still, Xi Jinping aims for hegemony without any pretense and deploys "war wolf diplomacy" to intimidate and transmit one-sided claims.
A previous China watcher commented, "Xi Jinping's father, Xi Zhongkun, served as vice premier, but was expelled from the party during the Cultural Revolution and placed under house arrest for 16 years. Xi Jinping was also exiled to the mountains of Yan'an, Shaanxi Province, for seven years from 1969. This experience has taught him firsthand how harsh the consequences of falling from power in a communist regime can be. Xi Jinping has concentrated all power in his hands and has become a 'second Mao' reflects his fear."
It is said that China will overtake the U.S. as the world's largest economy by 2030.
However, Xi Jinping did not smile at the commemorative ceremony, and his gloomy expression was noticeable.
He is impatient with the narrowing siege on China and the domestic political challenges that stand in the way of his rise to permanent power.
The Communist Youth League of China supports the Deng Xiaoping line.
Amid many problems, including the Uyghur human rights issue, the collapse of One Belt, One Road due to the "debt trap," the rapid aging of the population, and the disparity among the young, the current controversial issue is the suppression of private IT companies.
It is still fresh in our memories that in November 2020, the initial public offering of Ant Group, a subsidiary of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, was abruptly halted, and its founder, Jack Ma, temporarily disappeared.
Electronic payment features such as Alibaba's "Alibay" and Tencent's "WeChat Pay" directly conflict with the government's digital RMB initiative.
Moreover, the government feared that IT companies, with their free economic activities in the e-commerce arena, would soon become a threat to the Communist regime.
Xi Jinping is trying to dismantle and nationalize private IT companies that have grown too large and bring the platforms and people's personal information and purchase histories under state control.
An international critic familiar with the situation in China points out that:
"There are reports that the Ant Group was funded by the Jiang Zemin faction from Baoyu Capital, founded by Jiang Zhisheng, Jiang Zemin's grandson. On July 4, the financial authorities also tightened restrictions on the newly listed U.S. car-delivery platform company DiDi, citing "serious violations of laws and regulations." Still, this company is also under the strong influence of the Jiang Zemin faction. It could say that this is part of Xi Jinping's effort to destroy Jiang Zemin."
The authorities' restrictions also extend to foreign companies.
In addition to imposing restrictions on the purchase of Tesla vehicles for security reasons, the authorities have also restricted the transfer of collected data, such as traffic volume and vehicle location data, out of the country and demanded that a data collection base be set up in China.
Tesla's founder, Elon Musk, is known for having a friendly relationship with Vice President Wang Qishan and Prime Minister Li Keqiang. In the first place, the Communist Youth League of China, including Prime Minister Li Keqiang, has consistently supported Deng Xiaoping's "reform and open route" that promotes economic growth by incorporating a free economy.
The international commentator noted the following.
"The Communist Youth League of China, which supports Deng Xiaoping's line, is filled with dissatisfaction within the Communist Party concerning Xi Jinping's methods of regulating all business activities. There are fears that China's real estate bubble will burst and that state-owned enterprises will collapse in a chain reaction due to their massive debts. If these events come to light, they will trigger an immediate move to overthrow the Xi Jinping dictatorship."
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