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Tearakan t1_iyf7a5s wrote

True. But mass discontent has been used by political leaders and generals in the past to stage ultimately popular coups.

It's always pretty dangerous for a regime to be in charge if you are pissing off a large majority of your population and threatening their livelihoods.

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Agreeable-Meat1 t1_iyfedf6 wrote

But Xi just reaffirmed his power. If ever there was a time he could come down with an iron fist, it's now when the entirety of the party is still at his back.

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