Theme: autocrats

‘What they fear most about China is the absence of a genuine autocrat’

Ever since the Communist Party came to power in 1949, forceful, unifying figures have dominated the political arena and the PLA. The first was Mao Zedong, who used his unparalleled charisma and political genius to pit rivals against one another, to create a cult of personality and to exert ruthless control over the country’s political system. Read more
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‘What they fear most about China is the absence of a genuine autocrat’