"They were retired when the allegations surfaced, but Xi's ability to target them diminishes former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin's longstanding influence in the TPR," said Joel Wuthnow, a senior fellow at the Pentagon-funded National Defense University.
"It also sends a strong signal to serving military officers that no one resisting Xi's control is immune from harm," he added.
In 2018, "Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era was enshrined in the country's constitution."
Having an ideology named after him strengthens Xi's legacy.
Before Xi, only Mao Zedong reached this point. Even Deng Xiaoping, who is known as the architect of China's modernization, has only "a theory bearing his name.
Meanwhile, Xi's predecessors Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao did not have any thoughts or theories attached to their names.
The true meaning of Xi Jinping Thought is debatable, but according to analysts that's not the point it's about power.
"Xi's thinking was primarily aimed at strengthening Xi's legitimacy and power above anyone else in the Chinese Communist Party and in the country. This was part of a cult of newness linking Xi with Mao and China's most triumphant and successful emperors of the past. ," said Jean-Pierre Cabestan, emeritus professor of political science at the Hong Kong Baptist University.
After officially becoming president for three terms, President Xi Jinping returned to implementing the command economy policy as in the Mao Zedong era. The command economy system is a type of economy adopted by several countries in the world, one of which is China. This command economic system has characteristics such as economic resources that are owned and owned by the state so that individuals have almost no ownership rights.
This system can also be regarded as a predictable and dominated economic system. Because most of the system will be controlled by the government involved in the production process, from the equipment to the facilities. In this case, the community only carries out the prescribed rules.
Furthermore, the government will be fully responsible for all economic activities. The domination factor itself is evident in this valuable resource.
Because something that can generate the greatest profit will be controlled by the government and other resources will be managed by the people. This command economy system is implemented so that the government can more collectively easily own the means of production that do not depend on the law of supply or demand that works in a market economy.
This policy can be seen after the inauguration of the 'Community Canteen' which is located in the fengqing housing complex, in the center of Wuhan City, China. This canteen has been open since November 1, after President Xi Jinping returned to lead the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Xi Jinping ordered local governments as well as communities to be able to control the food supply chain by creating self-sustaining communities to service housing complexes. Service centers will be built in 100 households.
