The guys is almost 80 73, he’s an old man.
He’s been very successful in his tenure, carried out great anti-corruption campaigns, overseen a pivot to green energy, helmed China as it has retaken its place in the sun.
At the same time there’s a lot of foreign policy stuff that leaves some wanting. There’s still cliques of liberals (as far as I understand, which is very little, which is why I ask) that are working towards something very different (I hear Shanghai is really bad?) not to mention some impending economic doom, according to some China posters here.
Whatever the case is, Xi has been monumental and at the forefront of a great wave of change. One must Imagine he has planned for his retirement, moved things around to ensure some of His Guys are in good positions to take over.
Or maybe not?
So what happens when he goes away? Who is likely to take his spot? What will happen on the world stage?
Yeah I know it’s Putin thang, but if anyone on earth could achieve something like this at this point, I’d put my money on china. Anyhow it’s a joke, but also: old people in china are generally pretty spry (thinking of all the grandmas I saw at night doing dance music aerobics in xian) so a Chinese 80 is a hell if a lot different than an American one. Plus Xi is rumored to be lifelong moderate in terms of his appetites no?