China’s former president, Jiang Zemin, at the Communist Party congress in Beijing. Photo: AFP
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Opinion: Why China’s Xi might come to regret all that power
The Chinese president’s authority may have been enhanced at the congress, but the party’s connection with ordinary Chinese is not what it was under Mao, and if things go wrong, one man’s carrying the can
China’s former president, Jiang Zemin, at the Communist Party congress in Beijing. Photo: AFP