Xi’s plan to ruin Beijing
Subscribe to keep reading.
Sign up to stay briefed on what the Chinese government is doing, thinking, and saying.
Already a subscriber? Log in.
Xi Jinping wants Beijing to be a less dynamic city. We know, it’s weird – especially given that Xi is Beijing born and bred. But Xi wants Beijing to get rid of its “non-capital functions.” Translation: Xi wants Beijing to maintain its position as the country’s political and educational capital. But ...