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sinisterdexter.bsky.social • 3 days ago

Wu Guoguang: Xi Jinping’s Purges Have Escalated. Here’s Why They Are Unlikely to Stop

https://www.chinafile.com/reporting-opinion/viewpoint/xi-jinpings-purges-have-escalated-heres-why-they-are-unlikely-stop

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sinisterdexter.bsky.social•3 days ago

Wu: Xi Jinping's third term as China's leader has been marked by an escalating series of purges targeting his own allies and protégés, not just political opponents. "Why would Xi purge men he has personally chosen to lead the country?"

sinisterdexter.bsky.social•3 days ago

The article argues these purges follow a "Stalin logic" - a pattern where communist leaders initially purge rivals, but then "turn to purging their allies and even their protégés."

sinisterdexter.bsky.social•3 days ago

This cycle is driven by the communist system's inherent "legitimacy deficit" and tendency towards "ultra-concentration of power in the leader." Governance failures then prompt further purges to scapegoat allies.

sinisterdexter.bsky.social•3 days ago

Under Xi, disasters like the COVID-19 response and economic slowdown have triggered new waves of purges, with "at least 58 high-ranking cadres" removed and "642,000 cadres at various levels... punished."

sinisterdexter.bsky.social•3 days ago

There are parallels to how Stalin and Mao purged their own supporters after consolidating power, suggesting this is a systemic feature of autocratic regimes, not just individual leaders' idiosyncrasies.

sinisterdexter.bsky.social•3 days ago

This "Stalin logic" makes Xi's rule paradoxical - tightening control even as governance worsens. "Behind the vicious cycle of policy lapses and purges lies Xi Jinping’s incurable insecurity. "

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