China's return to strongman rule

Published: Nov. 2, 2016, 3:37 p.m.

Chinese president Xi Jinping was anointed as the \u201ccore\u201d leader of the Communist party last week, paving the way for a return to strongman rule. So is China moving towards a more autocratic system? Gideon Rachman discusses the question with the FT's Beijing correspondent Lucy Hornby, and James Kynge, former bureau chief in the capital.


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