“...Yes but what's the basis for that belief? Xi's powerbase is...

“...Yes but what's the basis for that belief? Xi's powerbase is eroding by the day. It's not going to be about what's his choice. China isn't back in the days of Mao. You simply trot out beliefs and refer to things without any depth in your analysis to back it...”

Earlier this year Xi was effectively made President for life. He has never been more secure in his power. See:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.fo...6/handling-xi-jinping-president-for-life/amp/

And as far as I can tell, the Chinese people support him and his efforts against the Trump administration 100%. I say this based on my own experience - my wife is a Chinese citizen and we travel to the mainland several times a year for business and to visit family & friends. We talk about this sort of stuff a lot. I have a reasonably good finger on the pulse

Let me ask you - What’s your basis for saying Xi’s powerbase is ‘eroding by the day?’