> This does not necessarily imply the unchallengeable endurance of Xi’s power, nor of his regime’s longevity. Instead, it reveals the deep-seated vulnerability of both Xi and his regime. Behind the vicious cycle of policy lapses and purges lies Xi Jinping’s incurable insecurity. Xi has made everybody else within his system his enemy or his potential enemy, and this makes it more likely that animosity, discontent, and resentment among élites will proliferate as the negative consequences of bad governance create and increase social grievances. At the moment, none of this presents an immediate threat to Xi or to his regime, but in the long term it makes their vulnerability certain.
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https://asiasociety.org/policy-institute/xi-jinpings-purges-...
> This does not necessarily imply the unchallengeable endurance of Xi’s power, nor of his regime’s longevity. Instead, it reveals the deep-seated vulnerability of both Xi and his regime. Behind the vicious cycle of policy lapses and purges lies Xi Jinping’s incurable insecurity. Xi has made everybody else within his system his enemy or his potential enemy, and this makes it more likely that animosity, discontent, and resentment among élites will proliferate as the negative consequences of bad governance create and increase social grievances. At the moment, none of this presents an immediate threat to Xi or to his regime, but in the long term it makes their vulnerability certain.