Xi Jinping: The Man Who Stopped China’s Rise

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As China approaches the end of summer 2025, mounting economic data suggests that Xi Jinping’s leadership may represent a decisive break in the country’s four-decade-long economic rise. What once seemed like an unstoppable trajectory toward global dominance now shows signs of stagnation and structural weakness across multiple sectors.

Xi Jinping has achieved unprecedented control over China,...