Xi-men at the helm in China

No one subscribes any longer to the scenario (that prevailed twenty years ago) according to which China’s integration into the global economy would result in its political regime adopting a softer stance. Its WTO membership should have cast it in the 'Asian dragons’ mould (only much bigger). In reality, China has not become co-operative. It is a competitor just as much if not more than an export market for developed countries. Since Xi Jinping came to power, China has continuousl...