Xi Jinping has screwed things up

I’m the official Xi Jinping-hater in this household. Others have a rather more sanguine view of the man. There are credible scholars who say Xi is “competent” and “effective”, to which I’d say, sure — competent and effective at being a dictator and tyrant.
When one surveys the world since Xi took power in 2012, one sees a vast swathe of international meddling. From Taiwan to Africa, from America, Australia to Europe, from India to Antarctica, China’s relations are bad and getting worse. Not all is down to Winnie the Pooh. But a lot is.
Chi Wang shares my scepticism about Xi. Which I’d better set down before the proposed new Security Law for Hong Kong comes into force, as then who knows what crime I might be guilty of.
‘China’s failing foreign policy’, by Chi Wang.
ADDED: Meanwhile domestically they go down a dead end street. Mind, street food is fun… From Shirley Ze Yu