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2022 showed Xi Jinping is not invincible; 2023 will be "rocky year" for him

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2022 showed Xi Jinping is not invincible; 2023 will be "rocky year" for him

What a year 2022 has been for Xi Jinping. On the one hand, China's leader made clear he's the big boss after the 20th Communist Party Congress. On the other, he's been forced to roll back his zero-COVID policy following protests and the damage to the economy. What will 2023 hold for Xi? “It will be a rocky year for China,” former US State Department official Anne-Marie Slaughter tells Ian Bremmer on GZERO World. Moving away from lockdowns was long overdue, but the big problem now is that a large part of the elderly population is unvaccinated.

Ukraine taking the battle to Russia

Ukraine taking the battle to Russia

What should we expect from Xi Jinping's visit to Saudi Arabia? And sticking with China, what might the relaxation of its zero COVID policy look like? Is Ukraine taking the battle to Russia? Ian Bremmer shares his insights on global politics this week on World In :60.

China’s discontent & the Russia distraction: Beijing bureau chief Melinda Liu

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China’s discontent & the Russia distraction: Beijing bureau chief Melinda Liu

The relationship between Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping is a "marriage of convenience," Newsweek's Beijing bureau chief Melinda Liu tells Ian Bremmer in a GZERO World interview. "They've known each other a long time, so it's not entirely awkward, but it's not entirely comfortable either. There's ... not a lot of trust." But according to Liu, Xi's biggest problem right now is not Putin, but China’s zero-COVID policy - which now has 26 million people under lockdown in Shanghai. China is facing a challenge they never saw coming — and that "hits right to the soul."