There are factions in the CCP that want to bring down Xi. Some want to take down the CCP itself and move towards more democratic governance - all with Chinese characteristics of course. Their version of democracy is not the same as ours. There currently is a huge power struggle taking place within the CCP and the stakes are huge. The leaks and rumors are part of that power struggle. We have the same problem.
IMO, Trump knows Xi and the CCP are vulnerable right now and is pushing all the buttons to make that pressure cooker blow. Make no mistake, Xi and the CCP in general want to dethrone the US and have quietly been working to that end for decades. Xi has accelerated those plans. He is a Maoist dictator with delusions of grandeur. As a long time China watcher, there is no way I can believe that Xi is somehow a secret ally of Trump. It just doesn't add up.
The CCP did not "leak" any plans. Anything leaked is a coordinated fake to have us look the wrong way.
There are factions in the CCP that want to bring down Xi. Some want to take down the CCP itself and move towards more democratic governance - all with Chinese characteristics of course. Their version of democracy is not the same as ours. There currently is a huge power struggle taking place within the CCP and the stakes are huge. The leaks and rumors are part of that power struggle. We have the same problem.
IMO, Trump knows Xi and the CCP are vulnerable right now and is pushing all the buttons to make that pressure cooker blow. Make no mistake, Xi and the CCP in general want to dethrone the US and have quietly been working to that end for decades. Xi has accelerated those plans. He is a Maoist dictator with delusions of grandeur. As a long time China watcher, there is no way I can believe that Xi is somehow a secret ally of Trump. It just doesn't add up.