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?

  • LittleFellaNamedBoof [any]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    25 days ago

    The only reason I disagree with Chinese Millenium is that I think once the west collapses Africa will flourish. China will be fine and continue to do well, but give it 100-150 years and Africa, with its vast natural resources, growing population, and no longer being undermined by the west, will be eclipsing China imo. I expect the African Union will expand into more of an EU like thing at that point and it will be by far the largest economic bloc on the planet. It is quite literally the region with the largest untapped economic potential on the planet. If even a small portion of it were to ever embrace socialism and have a USSR or China style industrialization it would rapidly transform into a superpower.