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hi that sam bring in richard mcgregor. he is a senior fellow at the low institution, also the author of the party, the secret wild of china's communist rule, and he joins us now from sidney. richard, as katrina was just reporting that back in 2018 president. she abolished those tournaments on his office and obviously no one expects him to step down anytime soon. do you think his consolidation of power rather could result in divisions within the party going forward? well, that's a really big question. you know, one thing the chinese communist party had done with the like, the more no, it's been so the problem of succession. in other words, they've had a number of peaceful transfers and all power from one lady to another. not many authoritarian countries can pull that all, but she has basically from that process else in theory, should have been stepping down at the end of next year. nobody really expect bad. and the longer he stays in office, the more the pressures will build up to manage that succession. certainly, you know,

brent: richard mcgregor is a china analyst at australia's institute. sked him what he made of president xi's comments. richard: it's very tough. we first have to think this is aimed at a domestic audience. that line got one of the audience, so that tells you about the sort of red meat that many people in china like to dev our. in other words, one of the great sources of legitimacy for the communist party is that they got rid of foreigners out of china, and the anti-foreign sentiment is still very potent. particularly if you keep framing foreigners in this narrative of trying to contain china and keep china down, then you are always going to get a response when you speak like that. brent: china has had a turbulent century under the communist party. the party started back in 1921 with a secret meeting of 53 people in shanghai. since then, it has been transformed into an instrument of national political control, with 92 one million members. for decades, underfunding leader mao zedong, the people's republic was essentially closed to the rest of the world. t

richard mcgregor is a china analyst and australia snowy institute. we asked him, how is easing pain compared to communist leaders of the past? well, they certainly a much more assertive than risk taking leader in many respects. i mean, there's lots of debates about whether it's the most powerful, the, the since now or dongle and so forth. but i think the really most important thing about teaching ping is not just the reason assertive leader, but he's leading a much more powerful country. so all sorts of things that old chinese leaders would like to have done, you know, dominate the south china sea, put greater pressure on taiwan. great pressure on japan, the east china sea stand up and goes sort of toe to toe with the united states. many chinese leaders didn't do that because china wasn't powerful enough. well now by all. now that had the military capability now. now that had the economic clout. so she is really in the chinese mold in that respect piece, different because china is different. now the europe in unions, digital cove, at 19 the certifica

and for more or less bringing richard mcgregor senior fellow at the australian thing tank. the low institute and he's written extensively about china's communist party. how has the party changed the country over the past 100 years? well, you know, the pony wasn't in town until 949 in from 949 until that 978. to change the country a great deal, but it didn't enrich the country. china really only took up the mouth died. and since then, if you've got $1400000.00 people economy growing almost every year, about 10 percent, that's not just going to transform china. that's really going to transform the world, and that's what we're seeing unfold in front of us right now. and we're also seeing china, of course, asserting itself more and more on the international stage against that backdrop the you have just mentioned. she's paying, in fact, warning in his speech that foreign forces attempting to bully the nation will quote, get their heads bashed. what do you make of that tough talk? well, i guess, 1st of all, this is for, you know, a domestic audience, but domestic consumption. you

well, richard mcgregor is a china analyst at australia's low. we institute and we asked him what he makes of president. she's comments. well, it's very tough. i mean, i guess we 1st have to think this is aimed at a domestic audience. that line got one of the biggest cheers from the audience. and so that tells you about the sort of bread made that many people in china like to devour. in other words, one of the, you know, the great sources of legitimacy for the communist party is that they got rid of foreigners and other china. and the anti foreign sentiment is still very potent, particularly if you keep framing foreigners and this narrative, the trying to contain china and keep china down. then you're always going to get a response when you speak like that. when china has had a turbulent century under the communist party, the party started back in 1921, with a secret meeting of 53 people in shanghai. since then, it has been transformed into an instrument of national political control. with 92000000 members, for decades under founding leader, male

i spoke to richard mcgregor, he's a senior fellow at the low institute and he says she didn't bring speech was a show of force, mostly aimed at a domestic audience. one thing the chinese communist party had done with you, like the more law. it's a bed, so the problem of succession, in other words, they've had a number of peaceful transfers of power from one lady to another. not many authoritarian countries can pull that off, but she has basically from that process l theory should have been stepping down at the end of next year. nobody really expect that. and the longer he stays in office, the more the pressures will build up to manage that succession. certainly, you know, there are people who argue he's heading, putting the country toward a succession, across one or another. this is a domestic show. i mean, there are messages in there for the rest of the world that this is mainly the display. she didn't pain and the party as the permanent ruling entity for china. it is aimed at winning, not just respect to the races, but also an emotional connection between the, you know, c and the people

or richard mcgregor is a china analyst at australia's low e institute. we asked him what he made present. she's comments. well, it's very tough. i mean, i guess we 1st have to think this is aimed at a domestic audience. that line got one of the biggest cheers from the audience. and so that tells you about the sort of bread made that many people in china like to devout. in other words, one of the, you know, the great sources of legitimacy for the communist party is that they got rid of foreigners, out of china. and the anti foreign sentiment is still very potent, particularly if you keep framing foreigners and this narrative, the trying to contain china and keep china down. then you're always going to get a response when you speak like that. which mcgregor? well, china has had a turbulent century under the communist party, which started in 1921. the secret meeting of 53 people in shanghai. since then, it has been transformed into an instrument of national political control with 92000000 members for decades and the founding data amount down the people's re

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