"Xi's third term and his sort of assumption of power beyond the former limits that used to constrain an individual's political career, has coincided with what appears to be a complete U-turn in his flagship policies"??.
Xi has no 'power' in the sense you are using that term here. He is constrained by the Constitution to win unanimous support of his colleagues before advancing legislation, which must then win 66% support in Congress to become law. That's it. He's a Chairman of two committees and has one vote on each. Can't hire or fire anyone.
American presidents, on the other hand, need to consult nobody in order to
* Hire and fire the country's 5,000 top officials.
* Declare war. Frequently.
* Issue 300,000 national security letters (administrative subpoenas with gag orders that enjoin recipients from ever divulging they’ve been served);
* Control information at all times under his National Security and Emergency Preparedness Communications Functions.
* Torture, kidnap and kill anyone, anywhere, at will.
* Secretly ban 50,000 citizens from flying–and refusing to explain why.
* Imprison 2,000,000 citizens without trial.
* Execute 1,000 citizens each year prior to arrest.
* Kill 1,000 foreign civilians every day since 1951
* Massacre its own men, women and children for their beliefs
* Assassinate its own citizens abroad, for their beliefs.
"Xi's third term and his sort of assumption of power beyond the former limits that used to constrain an individual's political career, has coincided with what appears to be a complete U-turn in his flagship policies"??.
Xi has no 'power' in the sense you are using that term here. He is constrained by the Constitution to win unanimous support of his colleagues before advancing legislation, which must then win 66% support in Congress to become law. That's it. He's a Chairman of two committees and has one vote on each. Can't hire or fire anyone.
American presidents, on the other hand, need to consult nobody in order to
* Hire and fire the country's 5,000 top officials.
* Declare war. Frequently.
* Issue 300,000 national security letters (administrative subpoenas with gag orders that enjoin recipients from ever divulging they’ve been served);
* Control information at all times under his National Security and Emergency Preparedness Communications Functions.
* Torture, kidnap and kill anyone, anywhere, at will.
* Secretly ban 50,000 citizens from flying–and refusing to explain why.
* Imprison 2,000,000 citizens without trial.
* Execute 1,000 citizens each year prior to arrest.
* Kill 1,000 foreign civilians every day since 1951
* Massacre its own men, women and children for their beliefs
* Assassinate its own citizens abroad, for their beliefs.
* Repeatedly bomb and kill minority citizens from the air. (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/mar/02/duncancampbell) (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/may/10/move-1985-bombing-reconciliation-philadelphia).