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How far will China’s President Xi Jinping go to achieve his stated desires for the year 2049?

2049 is an important year for China – it is the 100^th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China; and Xi Jinping has announced his intention for the ‘great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation’ by that date. 

It includes improving modern socialism within China, and ensuring China and the Chinese culture has its rightful place in the world. Methods include technology self-sufficiency, global influence (the Belt and Road Initiative is part of this), military strength, the ‘peaceful reunification’ of Taiwan, and economic prosperity.

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