Re-election of Xi Jinping. 'A new era of dictators has already begun'

Dr Leonid Petrov

Dr Leonid Petrov (ANU) Source: Supplied / Supplied by Leonid Petrov

The 20th Congress of the Communist Party of China was marked by the re-election for a third term of Xi Jinping and the announcement of a new top of the party, which did not include a single woman, but included many men loyal to the leader.


What does this mean for China, its domestic and foreign policy, and whether the era of dictators has begun in the world, says orientalist Leonid Petrov, dean of the International College of Management in Sydney and researcher at the Australian National University in Canberra.


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