– There are signs that the China of the third decade of the 20th century will be much less open than the one we have known since the 1980s – noted Prof. Mitter.
– This open but illiberal world ended in March 2020, when China – due to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic – closed its borders – the academician recalled.
– While Chinese citizens can now move relatively freely within the country, traveling outside the country has become much more difficult. Although China still struggles with a large percentage of unvaccinated, decisions related to the fight against the pandemic also reflect Xi’s approach to power – underlined Prof. Mitter.
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– The strategy should not be seen only as economic, but also political. The current strategy reflects the idea of being closely connected to the world while being physically closed to it. – assessed the expert.
– Representatives of the business community, students and tourists who previously flooded China are now rare. Quick visits are no longer possible due to the quarantine requirement. This situation will negatively affect the country’s competitiveness in global markets and its ability to attract talent and capital. – wrote Prof. Mitter.
A scene that will go down in history. “No one even flinched”
The Oxford University professor points out that the technology developed in the country has created a new Chinese cyberworld. China remains connected to the outside world largely through “virtual reality”, and the worldview created in China’s cybersphere presents, for example, the West as still devastated by the coronavirus pandemic.
– These visions are supposed to prevent the Chinese from leaving the countrybecause after all, China is the most advanced country in the world. The public is encouraged to work, study and play, but only inside the country, the Oxford University professor stressed.
This scene will go down in Chinese history. At the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of China (CCP), Hu Jintao, the former general secretary of the party, who was seated next to Xi Jinping, was escorted out of the room . Virtually none of the nearly 2.3 thousand participants gathered did not even flinch.
Officially beijing informs that the reason for leaving the meeting was the deteriorating health of the 79-year-old activist. French news agency AFP noted that Hu Jintao was reluctant to quit the congress.
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