The turning point in China's trajectory was Xi Jinping's ascension to power, after which he immediately began cracking down on media and eliminated editorials discussing the future of political reform, representing a deliberate reversal of the liberalizing trajectory visible in the 2008-2010 period.
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“but for me it was really Xiinping and then the crackdown on on you know from the minute he took power on the newspapers changing the editorials so there was no mention of the future of political reform”
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Breaking The Engagement: How China Won And Lost America | Hoover Institution— Hoover InstitutionCreated: 8/11/2026, 7:09:14 AM
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