COVID-19 fallout casts shadow on Xi leadership
03 May 2021
Binay Kumar Singh,
Indo-Asian News Service
Earlier last month, during the Chinese ‘tomb sweeping festival, CCP leader and former Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao published a personal essay on his mother in the Macau Herald. The essay was, ostensibly, a tribute to the lady who had raised him through some of China’s most troubled periods, enabling him to achieve what he had in life.
The article was subsequently shared on Chinese social media, briefly became a matter of discussion, and was promptly restricted/ taken down by the platforms. This episode reveals a lot about the changing nature of CCP’s internal politics, and the growing intolerance of Xi Jinping’s dictatorship. Let’s consider a few points of note.
Earlier this month, during the Chinese tomb sweeping festival, CCP leader and former Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao published a personal essay on his mother in the Macau Herald. The essay was, ostensibly, a tribute to the lady who had raised him .