[colordrops]

It was the policy of China before Xi Jinping as well.

[eznoonze]

Not quite as aggressive as now. It is called "国进民退".

[yorwba]

国进民退 guó jìn mín tuì "state advances, private retreats" was coined to refer to the Chinese government bailing out state-owned enterprises while letting private companies go bankrupt after the 2008 financial crisis. That's both not "now" and also before Xi's rise to power.

[eznoonze]

It has been extensively used to describe the current situation - expansion of government's role in business and diminishing of private enterprises.

[ksec]

It is not aggressive, it just wasn't as obvious before to those outside of the circle.

[eznoonze]

If they choose to be "obvious", they mean to show rather than hide it. It is a more aggressive tactic to bring others into the fold. There is no accident when it comes to these things for the communists. It serves as a warning shot.