“Government, the military, society and schools, north, south, east and west – the party leads them all.”
This was a line written into the Communist Party of China’s charter in 2017, reflecting President Xi Jinping’s philosophy that the party should lead in all spheres: not just in politics, but also in the economy and social life.
The concept sits in stark contrast to the US Constitution and that of many other countries where the separation of powers is a fundamental principle.
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