News Snapshot:
Xi Jinping’s gradual consolidation of political power has placed the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in the world spotlight for quite some time. A central feature of this consolidation of power is the transformation of the Chinese government’s decision-making process from a collective effort into a singular one, dictated mainly by Xi himself. The CPC recently concluded and heavily debated the Sixth Plenum, a gathering of the 376 full-time and alternate members of the CPC Central Committee, only strengthened Xis’ political control and authoritarian image within the party and of the military level. As the world closely examines the results of...
