Photo: ReutersBeijing: The model lunar rover didn’t much impress the retiree in a cotton Mao jacket visiting an exhibition of Chinese achievements under President Xi Jinping. Instead, it was an exhibit showing how Xi has locked up thousands of corrupt officials that drew his approval. Walk past the main atrium explaining the workings of the Communist Party’s seven-man leadership body, and it quickly becomes a one-man show. The main hall was flanked by wall-to-ceiling television screens, one showing Xi’s work to reduce poverty domestically and the other showing his exploits at international summits. Unite around the leadership of Xi Jinping as the core, it said, to “ceaselessly advance the great mission of socialism with Chinese characteristics.”

Source: Mint October 24, 2017 03:56 UTC