Xi Is Using Anniversary Speech to Consolidate Power Ahead of CCP Top Meeting, Analysts Say
Xi’s speech this year is significantly shorter and without live broadcast unlike previous speeches.
TL;DR
- Xi Jinping's speech on the 90th anniversary of the Long March is viewed by analysts as a move to consolidate power.
- He emphasized the CCP's history of overcoming existential threats and credited Mao Zedong.
- Xi called for maintaining the Party's centralized, unified leadership and absolute control over the military.
- The speech precedes a major political meeting and occurs amid reported internal CCP infighting.