The allure of the Jinping Empire

Everyone from peripheral countries is eager to show fealty to the Red Emperor Xi Jinping.

The unmistakable sign of Xi Jinping emerging as the second most powerful leader after Mao Zedong was visible at the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party in 2017 when it incorporated “Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era” through an amendment in the Constitution of the Communist Party of China. He had already been established as a “ Core Leader ” earlier. However, when the National People's Congress almost unanimously decided to do away with the two-term limit on the presidency, it was clear that the “ Chairman of everything ” would remain in power for life. His “ coronation ” as the third term president in 2023 was merely a formality.