At the party congress, the Chinese President spoke about intensifying troop training and combat preparedness, besides creating a strong system of “strategic deterrence.”
China is not a revisionist country, it will support the established international system, says the Professor of International Studies at the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences.
If Xi Jinping becomes the Chairman of the CCP, it will amount to a change in nomenclature but there will be no substantial shift in power terms, says the China expert
The China expert Odd Arne Westad does not see the border crisis with India resolving soon as Xi Jinping’s third term will focus on structural problems in the domestic economy and the effects of a global downturn
Intellectuals and economic elite are concerned about another five years of Xi Jinping’s rule, but growing global economic and political instability may also lead to a general desire for strongman rule and stability in China, believes Professor Mary Gallagher, a leading scholar on China
Mitter, a leading scholar and commentator on China, on Xi Jinping’s election as party general secretary for a record third time, China’s use of nationalist sentiments against neighbours and China’s relations with the United States and India.
One of the world's leading China watchers says Xi Jinping could become China's most powerful leader since Mao Zedong and hold onto power indefinitely if the Party Congress approves of a third term.