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Beware Xi’s iron fist

China has been gravely weakened but that makes it more dangerous

13 January 2024

9:00 AM

13 January 2024

9:00 AM

With the Chinese Year of the Dragon soon to dawn, President Xi Jinping will be praying it comes to the rescue of his beleaguered nation. After all, the waning Year of the Rabbit, the sign of good luck, prosperity, and success, delivered anything but.

Indeed, President Xi starts the new year tormented by a dilemma.

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