China’s Challenges by George Soros
President Xi Jinping intends to use the Beijing Winter Olympics as an opportunity to tout the superiority of his model of authoritarian rule. But the regime’s careful preparations have necessitated the concealment of issues that can no longer be concealed.
STANFORD – The year 2022 will be a critical year in the history of the world. In a few days, China – the most powerful authoritarian state in the world – will begin hosting the Winter Olympics and, like Germany in 1936, it will try to use the spectacle to secure a propaganda victory for its strict control system.
We are about to make important decisions that will determine the direction in which the world goes. A new German government was formed late last year and the French presidential election is scheduled for April. In the same month, Hungarian voters could – against all odds – oust their authoritarian leader from power. Along with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision whether or not to invade Ukraine, these developments will help determine the fate of Europe.
Additionally, in October, the 20th Chinese Party Congress will decide whether to give President Xi Jinping a third term as general secretary. Then, the United States will hold a crucial midterm election in November.
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