The Growth of President Xi Jinping's Influence

 

President Xi Jinping will serve a third term as General Secretary. This is a new new development in the People's Republic of China. The tradition was to limit the terms. However, President Xi Jinping has growing influence both inside China and the wider global stage. Much of the diplomatic success was due to the efforts of the former president  Hu Jintao. His administration made a greater effort to build strong relations with African nations in the early 2000s. President Xi Jinping is using that framework and building upon it in regards to foreign relations. The concerns over Taiwan and the One China policy have made more suspicious of other world powers. Taiwan is still a part of China, but in reality has de facto independence. China's issue is that the break away island gets international recognition. Taiwan and the growing economic competition will be a major focus of Xi Jinping's third term. China's  economic goals ae to expand manufacturing and strengthen the information technology sector. Since becoming core leader, Xi Jinping has attained more power. The CCP and government might be going through a major transformation. China is becoming more like a mixed economy. The socialist and capitalist elements are fusing in a country that has become a world power. President Xi Jinping has an ambitious path of China having a greater role in global affairs. Diplomatic relation are going to extend through Latin America, Africa, and most of Asia. President Xi Jinping now represents what the multipolar world order. Japan, Vietnam, and the Philippines remain suspicious of  President Xi Jinping's intentions.