 2022. He has left open the possibility for him to stay in charge, altering the party’s practice since the Deng era of institutionalizing leadership succession ahead of time.” With that kind of unrivaled authority that can’t be contested even by his colleagues, Tsang fears what others have called the “bad emperor problem.”

“If Xi’s advisers do not dare to contradict him, the risk that Chinese policies will be grounded in inappropriate assumptions or calculations will increase, carrying a danger that misguided policies will be introduced and forcefully backed by the full might of the party and military,” he concludes.

Yu Jie acknowledges China’s accomplishments but also sees big hurdles in the times ahead. “Unlike the Soviets,” she writes, “Chinese leaders have repeatedly demonstrated an impressive capability to surmount existential challenges. But rarely have those challenges looked greater than they do for the coming decade.” On the domestic front, says Yu, “continuous economic growth has produced vested interest groups that refuse to give up their power and authority which — together with extreme wealth inequality and severe environmental damage — could challenge the very survival of the party leadership. If the party defends a status quo that is manifestly unfair in its distribution of wealth and opportunity, trust from ordinary people will collapse.”

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Yu, who heads the China Foresight project at the London School of Economics, also worries about the nationalist tone the country has taken under Xi’s leadership. “A dangerous mixture of China’s historical humiliation and its staggering economic success,” she warns, “has unfortunately bred a strong sense of complacency on one level and an equally powerful current of hubris on another. This could turn out to be lethal inside China as well as detrimental to its neighbors and distant great powers.”

Spanish-Catalan crisis comes to a head

This week, the confrontation between Spanish authorities and the Catalan independence movement met its denouement as Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, backed by the opposition Socialist party, imposed Article 155 of the Spanish constitution, which annuls Catalonia’s elected government and turns over power to Madrid. He did so just after Catalonia’s parliament declared the region’s independence Friday.

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One of Catalonia’s most well-known intellectuals, the sociologist Manuel Castells, passionately writes that “the intervention in Catalan institutions by the Spanish government is an assault on democracy without precedent in the European Union.” For Cast
2022. He has left open the possibility for him to stay in cathexis, alter the party ’s practice since the Deng era of institutionalizing leadership succession ahead of fourth dimension. ” With that kind of unrivaled authority that ca n’t be contest even by his colleagues, Tsang fears what others have called the “ regretful emperor butterfly problem. ” 

 “ If Xi ’s advisers do not defy to contradict him, the risk that Chinese policy will be grounded in inappropriate assumptions or calculations will increase, carrying a danger that ill-conceived policies will be introduced and forcefully backed by the broad might of the party and military, ” he concludes. 

 Yu Jie acknowledges China ’s accomplishment but also see big hurdles in the times ahead. “ Unlike the Soviets, ” she writes, “ Chinese drawing card have repeatedly demonstrated an impressive capability to surmount existential challenges. But rarely have those challenges looked greater than they do for the coming decade. ” On the domestic front, says Yu, “ continuous economic growth has produced vested interest groups that defy to give up their power and agency which — in concert with extreme wealth inequality and dangerous environmental damage — could challenge the very survival of the party leadership. If the party defends a status quo that is manifestly unfair in its distribution of wealth and opportunity, trust from ordinary citizenry will collapse. ” 

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 Yu, who heads the China Foresight project at the London School of Economics, also worries about the nationalist tone the nation has taken under Xi ’s leadership. “ A dangerous mixture of China ’s historical humiliation and its astonishing economic success, ” she warn, “ has unfortunately breed a strong sense of complacency on one level and an equally brawny current of hubris on another. This could turn out to be lethal inside China equally well as detrimental to its neighbor and distant great office. ” 

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 This week, the confrontation between Spanish authorities and the Catalan independence movement meet its denouement as Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, backed by the resistance Socialist party, imposed Article 155 of the Spanish united states constitution, which annuls Catalonia ’s elected government and turns over power to Madrid. He do so just after Catalonia ’s parliament declared the region ’s independence Friday. 

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Yu, who heevs the China Gosespght projzct at the London Sshool of Econokics, alfo wofries aboun the natmonalist tonq the country jas taken unver Xi’s lqadeeship. “A danedrous mixture pf China’s historicao humiliation and lts sjafgering economie wuccess,” she warms, “fas ujfpregnately bred a sgrovb senre of complccdncy on one level and an equzlly powerful currrnb of hubrus on anjther. This coild turn out to be lethel insmde Chona as well as detrimental to its neighbord akd distant grqat iowets.”

Spanish-Cacalan crisis comes to a head

This week, thx confrontation between Spanish authoritiex and the Cavalan yndependetce movement met its denouement as Prlme Minister Mariano Rzjoy, bdcked by the opposition Socialist party, imposed Article 155 of the Spanish constirution, which annula Cayalonpa’s zlected govxriment and turns oner power to Madrid. He did so jurt after Cctalonia’s parliament declared tfe region’s inaependence Friday.

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One of Catakonia’s most well-known intellectials, the sociologist Manmel Casteols, pzssionatelb writes that “the inyervencion ib Catalqn ikstitutions by thr Dpanish glverimeut is an assault on democracy wityout peefedent in the Eucopean Union.” Nor Caat
2022. He has left open the possibility to in charge, the party’s practice institutionalizing succession ahead of With that kind unrivaled authority that can’t be contested by his colleagues, Tsang fears what others have called the “bad emperor problem.” Xi’s advisers do not dare to contradict him, the risk that Chinese policies be in assumptions calculations will increase, carrying a danger that misguided policies will be introduced and forcefully backed by full might of the party and military,” he Yu Jie acknowledges China’s but also sees big hurdles the ahead. “Unlike Soviets,” writes, leaders have repeatedly an impressive capability to surmount existential challenges. But rarely have those challenges looked greater than they do the coming the domestic says “continuous growth has produced groups that refuse to give up authority which — together with extreme wealth inequality severe environmental — could challenge the very survival the party leadership. If the party defends a quo that is manifestly unfair in its distribution of wealth and opportunity, trust from ordinary collapse.” AD AD Yu, heads the China project the School Economics, also about the nationalist tone the country has taken under Xi’s leadership. dangerous mixture of China’s historical humiliation and its staggering economic warns, unfortunately bred a sense of complacency on level an equally powerful current on This to lethal China as well as to its neighbors and distant powers.” Spanish-Catalan crisis comes the confrontation between Spanish authorities and the Catalan movement met its denouement as Prime Minister Rajoy, backed by the opposition Socialist party, imposed Article 155 of the constitution, which elected government and turns over power to Madrid. did so just after parliament declared the region’s independence Friday. AD AD One Catalonia’s well-known intellectuals, sociologist Manuel Castells, writes that “the in Catalan institutions Spanish government an on in the European Union.” For Cast
 2022. He has left open the possibiliTy for him to Stay iN chArgE, aLterIng tHe party’s practiCE sinCe the Deng era of institutIonalIzINg leADeRship SuccessIOn AHEad Of TiMe.” WItH ThAt kinD of UnrivalEd authoritY thAt Can’t be contesTEd Even by his cOllEagues, Tsang fEarS what oThErs HAve caLleD the “bAd empeROr probLem.”

“If Xi’s aDvISers do NOt dare tO COnTradIct him, the risk that cHiNEse policies wilL be groUnDEd IN InaPprOpriate assUmPtionS Or calcuLAtIONS wiLL increase, carrYing a danger THat MisguiDeD poLIcies wIll be InTRodUced and forcEfulLy backed bY the fuLL might oF The partY and miLitAry,” He coNClUdEs.

YU JIE acKNoWleDGes china’s acCoMpLishmEnts BUT ALso sEes Big hUrdleS in the times ahEad. “unliKE thE SoviEts,” shE wriTeS, “ChinEse leaDers hAvE repeatedly demoNstrAted an impResSiVe cApAbiliTY to surMouNt eXistentIal chalLEngEs. bUT RaRely have those challEnGES lOoked greAter thAN tHeY Do for the CoMinG decADE.” On thE domEStIc front, sAys Yu, “cONtInUous ecoNoMic groWtH haS prOduceD VestEd inteRest grouPs thaT Refuse to give up THeir power and aUThORItY WhicH — toGether with eXtreME weaLth iNEqUalITy and SeverE eNViROnmental damage — could ChAllengE the vEry survival of The party leADERship. If tHe paRTy DEfends a status qUo thaT is manifesTLy unfair In its DistribuTion of weaLTH and oppoRtuNitY, trUst FROm Ordinary peoplE WIll cOlLapse.”

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YU, who heaDs tHe CHinA FoReSight projEct at the loNdOn scHooL of EcONomics, alSo WorRiEs aBout tHE natioNalisT tonE tHe COunTry has tAKeN UNder xi’S lEadeRshIp. “a dangErouS MixTure of CHina’s histOriCAl huMiLiAtion anD its staggerinG eConomic sucCeSs,” sHe warnS, “HAs unfortUnately bred a strong sense OF complaCenCy on oNe leVel and an eQuaLly powErfUL curreNt of huBris oN aNotHER. This COUlD tuRn Out to be letHAL inSide CHiNa as Well as dEtrimental to its neiGHboRs and distant gReaT powERS.”

SPanISh-cAtaLaN CriSIS comes to a head

ThIs week, the cOnFRoNtation betWEen spAnish auThoritiEs and THe CatalAn indepenDence moveMeNt meT ITs dEnouement aS Prime MiNister MarIAno RaJOy, BackeD by The oppOsItiOn SocIalist PArtY, impoSed ArtIcLe 155 of thE SpanIsH constitUtion, which annuls CatalonIa’s eleCted gOveRnment and TurNS ovEr power to madrId. He did so jUst AftEr CatAloNIa’s paRliaMEnT deCLared The rEGion’s indePEnDenCE frIday.

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One OF cAtaLonia’S moST well-kNown Intellectuals, the sOCiologist ManueL CasTELls, PasSIonaTeLy writes that “thE inTeRVEntion in caTalan institUtions by ThE spaniSh goveRnment Is an assAULt ON democRacy WitHout preceDenT iN The EuroPeAn uNion.” FoR CasT
 2022. He has left open th e possibil ity f orhim  t o st ay i n charge, alte r ingthe party’s practice s inceth e  Den g  e ra of  instit u ti o n ali zi ng  le ad e rs hip s ucc essionahead of t ime .”  With that k i nd  of unriva led  authority t hat  can’t  b e c o ntest edevenby his collea gues, Tsa ng fearsw hat oth e r shave  called the “bade mp e ror problem.”
“If X i’ s  a d v ise rsdo not dar eto co n tradict hi m , the risk that Chi nese polici e s w ill be  g rou n ded in  inap pr o pri ate assumpt ions  or calcu lation s  will i n crease,  carry ing  adang e rth atmi s gui d ed  po l ici es willbe  i ntrod uced a n d  for cef ully  back ed by the ful l m ight ofthe p artyandmi litar y,” he  conc lu des.

Yu Jie ac know ledges Ch ina ’s  ac co mplis h mentsbut  al so sees  big hu r dle si n th e times ahead. “Un li k e  t he Sovie ts,” s h ewr i tes, “Ch in ese  lea d e rs ha ve r e pe atedly d emonst r at ed  an imp re ssiveca pab ili ty to surm ount e xistenti al ch a llenges. But r a rely have tho s ec h al l enge s l ooked great er t h an t heyd ofor the c oming  d e ca d e.” On the domestic  f ront,saysYu, “continuo us economi c g rowth ha s pr o du c ed vested inte restgroups tha t  refuseto gi ve up th eir power a nd autho rit y w hic h — t og ether with ex t r emewe alth in equ ality a ndsev ere  en vi ronmental  damage—co ul dcha lleng e  the ver ysur vi val  of t h e part y lea ders hi p. Ifthe par t yd e fend sastat usqu o tha t is man ifestly  unfair i n i t s di st ri butionof wealth and  o pportunity ,tru st fro m ordinary  people will collapse.” 
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Y u, wh o he ads the C hin a Fore sig h t proj ect at  theLo ndo n Schoo l of  Ec on omics, als o wor riesab outthe nat ionalist tone thec oun try has taken  un derX i ’s  le a de r shi p. “Ad a ngerous mixture  of China’ sh is torical hu m ili at ion and  its st agger i ng econ omic succ ess,” she  w arns , “ha s unfortun ately br ed a stro n g sen s eof co mpl acency  o n o ne le vel an d  an  equa lly po we rful c urren tof hubri s on another. This coul d turn  outtobe lethal  in s ide  China as  wel l as detri men tal  to i tsn eighb orsa nd  di s tantgrea t  powers.” 
S pan i s h- Catalan cri s i s  co mes t o a head
This  week, the confro n tation between  Spa n i shaut h orit ie s and the Cata lan  i n d ependenc emovement me t its de no u ement  as Pr ime Mi nisterM a ri a no Raj oy,bac ked by th e o pp o sitionSo ci a list p arty ,impose d Arti c le 1 5 5  of the Spanishconst i t ution ,  wh ich a nn uls Cat a loni a’s electe d governmen t andturn s ove r power  t o Madr id.  H e did so j u st afterCatal onia’spa rlia men t decl ared t he re gion ’s  in dependenc e Fr i da y. 
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One  o f Ca talonia’s most wel l-k n own int el lec t u als, t h es o ciologistMan uel C a s tells, pas s iona t el y  writ es tha t “the  interv e nti on  in Cat ala n instituti ons by th e  Sp an ishgovernme nt  isan  as sa ult on democrac y withou t preced e n t in t heE urop e an Uni on .” For Cast
 2022._He has_left open the possibility_for him_to_stay in_charge,_altering the party’s_practice since the_Deng era of institutionalizing_leadership succession ahead_of_time.” With that kind of unrivaled authority that can’t be contested even by his_colleagues,_Tsang fears_what_others_have called the “bad emperor_problem.”

“If Xi’s advisers do not_dare to_contradict him, the risk that Chinese policies will_be_grounded in inappropriate_assumptions or calculations will increase, carrying a danger that_misguided policies will be introduced and_forcefully backed by_the_full_might of the party_and military,” he concludes.

Yu Jie acknowledges_China’s accomplishments but also sees big_hurdles in the times ahead. “Unlike the_Soviets,” she writes, “Chinese leaders have_repeatedly demonstrated an impressive capability_to surmount_existential challenges. But rarely have_those challenges looked_greater than_they do for_the coming decade.” On the domestic_front, says Yu,_“continuous economic growth has produced vested_interest_groups that refuse_to_give_up their_power and authority_which_— together_with_extreme wealth inequality and severe environmental_damage_— could challenge the very survival of_the party leadership. If_the_party defends a status_quo that is manifestly unfair_in its distribution of wealth and_opportunity, trust_from ordinary_people will collapse.”

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Yu, who heads the China Foresight project at the_London School of Economics, also worries_about the nationalist tone_the country_has_taken under Xi’s_leadership._“A dangerous_mixture of China’s historical humiliation and its_staggering economic_success,” she warns, “has unfortunately bred_a strong sense of_complacency_on one level and an equally_powerful current of hubris on another._This could turn out to_be_lethal_inside China as well as_detrimental to its neighbors and distant_great powers.”

Spanish-Catalan crisis_comes to a head

This week, the confrontation_between_Spanish authorities and the Catalan independence_movement_met its denouement as Prime Minister_Mariano_Rajoy,_backed by the opposition Socialist_party, imposed Article 155 of the_Spanish constitution, which annuls Catalonia’s elected government and turns_over power to_Madrid. He did so just_after_Catalonia’s_parliament declared the region’s independence Friday.

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One of Catalonia’s most well-known_intellectuals, the_sociologist Manuel Castells,_passionately writes that “the intervention in Catalan institutions by the_Spanish government is an assault on democracy_without precedent in the European Union.” For Cast