Political Changes in China Since the 19th CCP Congress: Xi Jinping Is Not Weaker But More Contested

Jean-Pierre CABESTAN

doi:10.1007/s12140-019-09305-x

Political Changes in China Since the 19th CCP Congress: Xi Jinping Is Not Weaker But More Contested

Jean-Pierre CABESTAN^*

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Since the 19th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Xi Jinping has continued to dominate the political stage. Having succeeded to abolish the two-term limit for the presidency in March 2018, he has consolidated even more his power, restructuring several Party and state agencies and promoting many supporters to key positions. He has also privileged very conservative policies, raising questions about China’s reform and open-door strategy. However, in the summer of 2018, in the context of a growing trade war with the US, his opponents have launched an offensive that has highlighted deepening divisions within the Party leadership and among the elites. While today Xi is more contested than before, his detractors have remained unable to weaken him, let alone to use the trade war with the US, to force him to radically change course.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1–21
Number of pages	21
Journal	East Asia
Volume	36
Issue number	1
Early online date	18 Mar 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12140-019-09305-x
Publication status	Published - 24 Mar 2019

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Development
Political Science and International Relations

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Chinese Communist Party
Economic reforms
Li Keqiang
State council
Trade war
Xi Jinping

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