Chinese leader Xi Jinping will mark the 70th anniversary of the People¡¯s Republic on Tuesday with a massive parade through Beijing, showing off the country¡¯s military might and underlining progress toward his ¡°Chinese Dream¡± of national rejuvenation.
China¡¯s paramount leader has cemented his grip on the Communist Party, winning status as its ¡°core.¡± He has eliminated term limits ¡ª and rivals, via a crackdown on graft ¡ª while enshrining ¡°Xi Jinping Thought¡± in China¡¯s constitution and fostering a personality cult that has variously referred to him as the ¡°People¡¯s Leader,¡± the ¡°Strategist Behind China¡¯s Reform,¡± the ¡°Top Commander Reshaping the Military¡± and the ¡°Architect of Modernization for the New Era,¡± among other monikers.
U.S. President Donald Trump has even gone so far as to jokingly, perhaps, refer to him as a ¡°king.¡±
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