Is President Xi's leadership at risk, especially after China's zero-covid protests?

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Episode Outline

The last weekend of November 2022 saw protests across China, largely associated with the country's zero-covid policies. Despite responses by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), protests continued, leading some to wonder how far they might go, if they could become a new Tiananmen Square, or threaten the CCP's legitimacy - especially in light of the 20th National Congress of the CCP where Xi was elected for life. Pyotr explored these themes with James Palmer, with questions involving:

1. What triggered the protests and how severe were they?
2. Is there a high probability they will continue?
3. How does this affect Xi's popularity or his decision-making?
4. Are these trends and other internal issues undermining Chinese foreign policy?
5. What could these developments mean for Taiwan?

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Guest Profile

James Palmer - deputy editor at Foreign Policy and writes FP’s weekly China Brief newsletter. He authored The Bloody White Baron: The Extraordinary Story of the Russian Nobleman Who Became the Last Khan of Mongolia and The Death of Mao: The Tangshan Earthquake and the Birth of the New China.

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