China in 2018: What to Expect
Forecasting Beijing’s goals and actions in the next year.
By Tuan N. Pham
In part one of this two-part series, I looked back at 2017 for hints of Chinese strategic intent, and more importantly, for possible glimpses to 2018 and beyond. With this backdrop, part two assesses strategic actions that Beijing will probably undertake in the next 12 months.
A good starting point for assessment is President Xi Jinping – the designated “core” leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) – “Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in a New Era,” and his resolute efforts to set the country on the path of the Chinese Dream – a strategic roadmap for national rejuvenation (grand strategy). Xi Jinping Thought is particularly noteworthy and meaningful since it was formally enshrined into China’s constitution last fall, making Xi’s credo an official tenet of CCP’s dogma, equivalent to Mao Zedong’s political maxims.
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