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    The Eastern Window: The surreal rise of Xi Jinping Thought and its many pitfalls

    Amid a stalling economy and uncertainty about the country’s policies, China's ruling Communists are busy engaging millions of people in studying the thoughts of President Xi Jinping, who is being given a god-like image. This is surreal at a time when the defence minister has gone missing soon after the foreign minister at the time vanished in June 

    Saibal Dasgupta
    September 18, 2023 / 16:25 IST
    China is witnessing a wave of indoctrination involving millions of students, workers, government employees, private executives and professionals who are taught to learn and practice the knowledge contained in the new ideology, Xi Jinping Thought
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