Children in China who are 10 years old will soon be required to study the " Until adolescence, students are expected to know the life story of the Chinese leader and understand that " This should be a wake-up call for modern China, writes Financial Times.

This " From Stalinist Russia, Romania Ceausescu to North Korea Kim Jong-un and Cuba Castro, the combination of personality cult and Communist Party rule is usually a recipe for poverty and brutality..

These comparisons may seem exaggerated given the wealth and development of modern China.. The economic transformation of the country in recent decades has been powerful - this has led Beijing to promote the "

But it is important to distinguish between the " The Chinese model of reform and opening up, introduced by Deng Xiaoping, is based on the rejection of the cult of personality. Xiaoping urged officials to " Politics should be guided by a pragmatic observation of what works, not by a cult of personality.

To allow officials to experiment with new economic policies, it is very important to break the fear and dogma associated with the " The term limit for the Chinese presidency was introduced in 1982 and limited the years of rule of any leader to two five-year terms..

The time limit was also supposed to solve the problem of continuity that often arises within a one-party state.. The collective leadership of the party matters more than the leadership of one person.

But during the Xi Jinping era, the Chinese Communist Party has once again adopted a personality cult.. Party incorporated Xi Jinping's ideology into its 2017 constitution. This is the honor that was previously granted? only one Chinese leader when he was still in power - Mao Zedong. In 2018, presidential term limits were lifted, setting the stage for Xi Jinping to lead for decades, if not for life..

The current intensification of the cult of Xi Jinping looks like preparations for the party congress next year, at which the Chinese leader's desire to stay in power for an infinitely long time will have to be “pushed” into the party he controls..

Most likely, Xi Jinping will achieve his goal. His supporters will welcome this move.. They see Xi Jinping as a wise leader who is taking the right steps to modernize the country..

Of course, there are examples of effective solutions by Xi Jinping, for example, the fight against corruption and a more stubborn foreign policy.. Ongoing campaigns to reduce inequality and control the power of large tech companies can be relatively justified.

But all these decisions also have a different side.. Intimidation of Taiwan could lead to unnecessary confrontation with the United States. Harassment of big tech companies could scare entrepreneurs and start to destroy the private sector.

The real difficulty is that if something goes wrong, it will be very difficult to be open about it.. All personality cults are based on the idea that a great leader is wiser than everyone around him.. You must not allow the thought that he made a mistake.. Critics of China's COVID-19 Pandemic Policy Jailed.

Xi Jinping's cult is also internally humiliating for the educated middle class and senior Chinese officials, who have to study the " They are expected to show respect for the leader's reasoning. Anyone who considers this " Xi Jinping's cult means fear is now infiltrating the Chinese system.

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The creation of a personality cult and Xi Jinping's attempt to become, in fact, " In Russia, President Vladimir Putin is also promoting constitutional changes that will allow him to remain president even at eighty.. Former US President Donald Trump used to "

But there is a system in the United States that would not allow such a policy.. In a country like China, without independent courts, open elections or free media, there are no real restrictions on the personality cult.. This is why Xi Jinping is now a danger to his country, the newspaper concludes..

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