[anonnon]

> What would (Xi) Jinping do?

Make himself dictator for life and purge his party of dissenters?

[karmakurtisaani]

But also expand through trade and renewables, rather than war and oil.

Much nuance, wow.

[Freedom2]

Luckily that can never happen in America.

[danny_codes]

Sure it can’t. History suggests democracy is fleeting and unusual.

[drivebyhooting]

Yes and then what? Bankrupt his empire by getting into global wars? Yeah sure.