China's Sixth Plenum puts Xi on par with Mao

The Communist Party has issued a 'Historical Resolution', a definitive appraisal of its own performance

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  • Historical experience
  • The Resolution
  • Changes
  • Political principles
  • Xi's centrality
  • Periodicity of history

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