This podcast was very enlightening for me because, I  have read/listened to  so many articles and podcasts on what is happening in China with Xi Jinping as a leader, but I did not understand how it got to this point. The certainly do not have a system that is set up by separation of power like the U.S. and there is barely a thing  as checks and  balances because essentially the government  and party are the same thing. Personally it  seems that the The Republic of China’s Constitution backing the China’s Communist Party Constitution seems corrupt in itself. Four years ago when the party started to get out of hand and became malfunctioned the military started attacking citizens in different ways and the government was becoming very corrupt with money it makes sense a strong leader would arise, AKA Xi Jinping. It is during times of extreme corruption that people look for a strong leader to pull them out of the crisis and they are okay with whatever power is necessary to do so.

I think the key with strong leadership arising during a difficult time is it is suppose to be temporary. It is suppose to be temporary powered gained in order to fix a problem and then they should release a lot  of this power. Xi Jinping, however, is gaining more and more power as time goes on and is starting to oppress his people and this is a dangerous game to be playing for China.