Xi Jinping emerged from the 20th Congress of the Communist Party with an unprecedented third term at the helm and a Politburo Standing Committee made up entirely of loyalists, cementing his place as China's most powerful ruler since Mao Zedong.
Under Xi's decade in power, China has undergone profound changes, both domestically and in the global context. These are some of the ways China has changed under Xi. Perceptions of China in the West and in the US Countries' allies have deteriorated- Relations with China have deteriorated significantly in recent years, a decline that has accelerated amid former US President Donald Trump's aggressive turn against Beijing. increased aggression towards Taiwan's anti-corruption campaign.Xi
After taking office, Xi launched a campaign to root out corruption within the Communist Party, which has proved popular with the public and, according to many analysts, has also been a useful tool in weeding out political opponents.
The Border Regions Far removed from Beijing, the regions of Tibet, Xinjiang and Hong Kong have long been a concern for the ruling Chinese Communist Party. a million Uyghur Muslim minorities in camps; In Hong Kong in 2019, Beijing responded to major anti-government protests with a comprehensive national security law.
Increasing Pressure on Taiwan All Chinese leaders since Mao have stressed the importance of China's "reunification" with the autonomous island of Taiwan. But tensions across the Taiwan Strait have risen sharply under Xi, with the People's Liberation Army increasing activities across the island in recent years, from military drills to a surge in raids on Taiwan's Air Defense Identification Zone. The visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taipei in August sparked Chinese military drills on an unprecedented scale.
The state is increasingly taking economic initiativeXi has intensified state control and governance of the economy, including a wide-ranging crackdown on the freer sectors of the private sector, particularly online platforms and education for profit.
The crackdown on these sectors, along with the impact of ongoing COVID-19 lockdowns, has skyrocketed urban unemployment and weakened consumer confidence. Slowing Growth, Soaring Income The era of double-digit annual growth ended before Xi took office in 1, and growth slowed, which was inevitable as the economy grew in size.
Revenues have steadily increased under Xi. A growing body of analysts are warning that China's infrastructure-based, heavily invested model is increasingly unsustainable and a further slowdown is imminent. Suppressing Dissent, Expanding CensorshipXi has cracked down on domestic critics and protests and eliminated space for dissent, while censorship within China's "Great Firewall" steadily mounts. The world's largest army grows, modernizes
The Xi-led People's Liberation Army has closed the gap with the United States, including on the high seas, significantly affecting tensions around Taiwan as China increases its ability to seize the island, some US officials say warn is a shorter period of time.
China leads in green tech and pollution As China struggles to shed its reliance on coal, it has become the world's leading maker of electric vehicles and has won applause for its pledge to reach carbon neutrality by 2060. It can be seen that China's air quality has steadily improved over the past decade.
10.Extreme Poverty Eliminated, Inequality RemainsXi describes the elimination of extreme poverty in China as one of the most important achievements of the Communist Party in the past decade. However, inequality has proven to be a more difficult challenge, particularly the urban-rural income gap. something Xi is trying to address with his “shared prosperity” policy.
Official figures for China's Gini coefficient show that despite a slight decline in recent years, it still has one of the th highest income inequalities among major economies, alongside the United States.