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Xi Jinping is using tactics associated with Joseph Stalin and Mao Zedong to strengthen his grip on power
According to The Wall Street Journal, throughout his political career he has carried out purges within the top ranks of government, similar to Stalin and Mao.
Ministers of defense, foreign affairs, and agriculture in China have reportedly been removed from their posts.
He also directly borrows Mao Zedong’s practice of requiring members of the Politburo to engage in self-criticism and criticize each other during annual meetings chaired by him, WSJ notes.
In addition, like Stalin and Mao, China’s current leader portrays himself as the greatest communist theorist of his generation and is building a personality cult, the outlet observes.
Furthermore, WSJ points to similarities with Stalin and Mao in encouraging mutual surveillance and reporting among officials.