Here are the stories and pieces that I found noteworthy in the Tuesday, October 11, 2022, edition of the People’s Daily. Page 1: At the top of the page is a brief report on Xi Jinping congratulating Alexander Van der Bellen on his re-election as federal president of Austria.
The point you make about rejuvenation is important as previously seen in People's Daily and elsewhere on Chinese media. There is the prospect of a tipping point in global politics: will the west tear itself apart because of social polarisation, instability and the rise of the right? Meanwhile Xi is trying to maintain stability and social order in the context of pandemic weariness, not so easy. Maybe the longer game is global, perhaps closer to 2049, but the shorter game is quelling social unrest at home. Nationalism comes into play here I think and the images of Xi with the grassroots reverts back to Mao and the nostalgia for heroes.
The point you make about rejuvenation is important as previously seen in People's Daily and elsewhere on Chinese media. There is the prospect of a tipping point in global politics: will the west tear itself apart because of social polarisation, instability and the rise of the right? Meanwhile Xi is trying to maintain stability and social order in the context of pandemic weariness, not so easy. Maybe the longer game is global, perhaps closer to 2049, but the shorter game is quelling social unrest at home. Nationalism comes into play here I think and the images of Xi with the grassroots reverts back to Mao and the nostalgia for heroes.
Great issue! Many thanks. Will share.