Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by sdm 3038 days ago
Can it really be called a "power grab" when he already had all the power? This is more fait accompli.

A lot of speculation is that Xi is doing this because it's now basically impossible for him to retire now. Through the anti-corruption campaigns, the taking down of so many tigers, and pushing out vested interests as China tries to avoid the middle income trap, Xi has made too many enemies. If he were to retire as planned, there are too many in the party who would then move on him.

1 comments

interesting idea.

move on him, how?

Arrest and jail. Like what Xi did to Zhou Yongkang.

See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhou_Yongkang#Downfall