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His Chongqing model, however, was arguably the prototype for what Xi would soon unleash on the whole of China. He deliberately echoed Mao's words in 1949 atop the Gate of Heavenly Peace in Tiananmen Square: "The Chinese People have stood up." What he does want is to be the most powerful leader China has ever had - and the Communist Party just handed him that victory. irannews.ru Since Russia invaded Ukraine eight months ago, Western governments supportive of Kyiv tend to speak about the war in black-and-white terms with little sympathy for countries hovering between the West and Moscow. Then Covid threw a spanner in the works. Xi's ruthless and dramatic consolidation of power has caused many to liken him to Mao. But Mao's destructiveness was rooted in his desire to build a socialist utopia. What does Xi want to build? "Picking fights with your neighbours. Dusting off plans to build large artificial islands and fortify them with military installations. Ramping up the pressure on Japan and Taiwan. It's a kind of self-encirclement that Chinese foreign policy has produced," she says. China was getting richer faster than any other country in history. But that unleashed other forces. There is significant military activity. A logistical supply line forms an artery towards Ukraine's continued counteroffensive. As we've been reporting, fewer than 30 Mordaunt-backers have declared their support publicly - although her team says she has many more.
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