The time has come to announce who will rule China for the next five years and point out the direction the country will take, in a party congress that looks to be historic in every way. Hear about how correspondent Björn Djurberg was stopped when he wanted to cycle past Himmelska fridens torg, in a cordoned-off capital that is charging for the twentieth consecutive party congress.
Xi Jinping is expected to remain seated and glance at Mao
Xi Jinping is expected during the congress to be appointed president and general secretary of the Communist Party for a third term, contrary to previous practice. Thus, he will have sat at the helm for over a decade. Hear about Xi’s ambitions for power and the reborn cult of personality reminiscent of Mao. Also hear in the section on the failure to get a UN debate on China’s abuse of minorities in the Xianjang region and what India’s abstention on the matter says about the relationship between the two Asian superpowers.
Cast:
Björn Djurberg, Ekot’s China correspondent
Hanna SahlbergEkot’s China commentator
Naila Saleem, Ekot’s South Asia correspondent
Program manager: Axel Kronholm
Producer: Therese Rosenvinge
Technician: Joachim Persson
Source: ICELAND NEWS