Xi Jinping is the most dangerous enemy: George Soros

[TomSea]

Xi Jinping is the most dangerous enemy: George Soros

China is not the only authoritarian regime in the world, but it is undoubtedly the wealthiest, strongest, and most developed in machine learning and artificial intelligence. This makes Xi the most dangerous opponent of those who believe in the concept of open society. But Xi is not alone. Authoritarian regimes are proliferating all over the world, and if they succeed, they will become totalitarian.

I wasn't surprised when Xi ran into serious opposition at home; but I was surprised by the form it took. At last year's leadership convocation at the seaside resort of Beidaihe, Xi was apparently taken down a peg or two. Although there was no official communiqué, the rumour was that the convocation disapproved of the abolition of term limits and the cult of personality that Xi had built around himself.

The committed defenders of open society in China, who are around my age, have mostly retired, and younger people, who are dependent on Xi for promotion, have taken their place. In fact, it was retired leaders like Zhu Rongji who reportedly floated the criticisms of Xi at the Beidaihe meeting.

Read more at: https://www.afr.com/news/policy/foreign-affairs/xi-jinping-is-the-most-dangerous-enemy-george-soros-20190128-h1ajwo

Ol' George, just a chip off the ol' block... seriously, if even he is noting some of this, we better stand up and listen.

[IsailedawayfromFR]

Islam is a far more dangerous enemy to the world than is China.  Every place they go, they either conquer or sow dissent like takes place in Europe, China, Russia and here.

[skeeter]

Why does Soros worry about a one party authoritarian state in China when that seems to be his goal here?

[The_Reader_David]

Why does Soros worry about a one party authoritarian state in China when that seems to be his goal here?

Soros wants a one-party authoritarian state enforcing his ideas, not one enforcing Xi Jinping's ideas. 

Don't forget both sides in the running street battles in Weimar Germany wanted one-party totalitarian states, it was a question of which one party.  (Nobody except North Korea and the Daesh does full-on totalitarian any more because everyone has realized that centralized control of the economy doesn't work:  you need enough freedom to run a market economy, even if the state is setting industrial policy.  The Chinese are trying to work out exactly how little freedom is needed to run a market economy.)

[dfwgator]

Hmm, maybe Xi isn't such a bad guy, after all.

[TomSea]

My point would be, whether it be Steve Bannon or George Soros or even, our own intelligence, a lot of people are saying this same thing.

[dfwgator]

Why does Soros worry about a one party authoritarian state in China when that seems to be his goal here?

He wants to delegitimize any possible deal that Trump and Xi come up with.

[240B]

Soros wants a one-party authoritarian state enforcing his ideas, not one enforcing Xi Jinping's ideas. 

Exactly. Soros doesn't view the Chinese leader as a 'bad guy'. He views him as his chief competitor.
Soros is currently the most dangerous enemy of America.