Is China Unraveling at the Top?

Nothing is ever as it appears in China

By Rich Kozlovich

Over the last few weeks I've been following a trend regarding China and their President For Life, Xi Jinping, and there are indications his lifetime rule may not last much longer.  Corruption among China's leadership is rampant, and has always been going back long before the communists took over.  Nothing's changed.  Except now a lot of purges is taking place, including among the highest ranks of their military.  

I don't see him lasting much longer. I'd hoped he'd last long enough to fully destroy China's economy as his hero Mao was on the verge of doing before Nixon and Kissinger bailed him out. But I don't think that's going to happen now.  

I'm sure all the corruption charges against these military people is valid. For a long time there was a tacit understanding between them and the Xi cabal.... don't bother us, and we won't bother you.... and Xi needed them, ergo the corruption metastasized. But for them to be exposed and purged, and Xi couldn't or wouldn't stop it, one has to ask why?  These purges are at the very least suspicious, which leads to two questions. 

1. Are they happening because Xi can't trust the very people whose careers he supported and funded?  
2. Or is someone else making these decisions and are purging his supporters in the military.  

Neither scenario can be very promising for Xi.  In my opinion that's the real story, and needs closely watched to see who the players are behind this. I'm of the opinion every military in the world has a von Stauffenberg cabal, and I also believe every government in the world has a von Stauffenberg cabal, including China.    

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It would also appear any who throw him out wouldn't be so hot to continue all China's international mischief making.  

This chest pounding Wolf Diplomacy Xi has been practicing is not good economics, and given the moves by China's neighbors it's not even sufficiently threatening to make allies of these neighbors.

With exception of Australia which seems to be playing economic huggy bear with China, and their left wing government has made it clear they will do nothing to defend Taiwan if China attacks.  I think it's time for the US to reexamine the AUKUS security pact trilateral agreement between the US, the UK, and Australia.  

What this "Wolf Diplomacy" has done is what Russia did to Europe. Scaring them to the point they've now gained new NATO members, and created mutual defense postures aimed directly at Russia. 

 Xi is spending vast amounts of money developing unprecedented military technologies and capabilities, all the while seriously trimming expenditures and promoting frugality overall.  A serious case of cognitive dissonance. 

The world's nations have a debt load of almost 310 trillion dollars, and much of that can't be repaid, nor can it be collected. And that includes China.  Much of that money is gone and China won't be able to do a thing about it. Their Road and Belt schemes are failing, their loan traps to smaller nations is weakening their economy, their BRICS scheme is demonstrating a serious failure in planning, organization, and implementation, since as far as I can tell they have no logical plan for implementation, what currency will replace the dollar, and there's bickering in their group as it becomes more obvious any scheme they adopt must benefit China, even if it impacts the rest negatively, and that's not setting well with them. 

It seems to me, Xi is done, and whomever takes over will take a different track economically, militarily, and domestically than Xi.   But, that will take a consolidation of power and that's never smooth.   The way I see it, if/when Xi goes, a degree of chaos will ensue.  

Bob Unruh over at World Net Daily, says Xi Jinping is losing control of the CCP,  and "the world needs to prepare for the regime [in China] to lash out without warning”, which I consider hyperbole.  If there's a change it will be to find a level of reconciliation with the rest of world, since China's economy depends on it.  

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