[gurkendoktor]

I think this subthread is arguing about which is larger:

- The risk that a stable leader with increasingly unlimited power will lead to stagnation, deep corruption, or war.

- The risk that a disruptive leader emerges after Xi and is not countered in time by government mechanisms (e.g. internal elections within the party).

Historic consensus seems to be that the former is the bigger danger, which is why even the CCP previously put a limit on presidential terms.