Sino File by Cary Huang

‘President for life’ Xi risks repeat of China’s Mao-era mistakes

A reliance on the strongman model of leadership poses dangers not only to the Chinese president – but to China itself

Cary Huang

Published: 8:00am, 11 Mar, 2018

Updated: 1:57pm, 12 Mar, 2018

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Cary Huang is a veteran China affairs columnist, having written on this topic since the early 1990s. He joined the Post in 2004, and was based in Beijing between 2005 and 2013, first as a correspondent and then as bureau chief. He was previously China editor at The Standard from 1992 until 2004.