China: 50 Jahre nach Maos Tod: Xi wirft Lehren aus Schreckensherrschaft über Bord
Die ideologische Politik von Chinas Staatsgründer kostete Millionen Chinesen das Leben. Die Kommunistische Partei verordnete sich Schutzmechanismen gegen Alleinherrscher, doch Xi schafft sie ab.
China commemorates the 50th anniversary of the death of its founding father, Mao Zedong, on Wednesday. However, the darker aspects of Mao's rule have largely been ignored. The mechanisms put in place by the party to avoid violence excesses, such as those during the Cultural Revolution, have been eroded by Xi, who is now considered the most powerful leader in China since Mao.
Xi is the most powerful leader in China since Mao. The handling of the Mao era remains largely defined by the 1981 Central Committee Resolution of the CCP: "Mao Zedong's merits are primary, his mistakes secondary. Overall, his merits outweigh his mistakes. Seven parts merits, three parts mistakes." Despite this, criticism was expressed in the resolution about the cult of personality surrounding Mao and his arbitrary one-man rule.
In response, the party leadership, under Deng Xiaoping, strengthened the collective leadership and sought to prevent the concentration of power in individual hands. The term and age limits were introduced in 1982 to prevent the concentration of power. However, these were not applied to the General Secretary of the CCP and the Chairman of the Military Commission. An informal age limit of 68 years has also emerged within the Party.
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