A slowing economy. Falling birth rates. A stronger military. Nine charts show how China has changed under Xi Jinping.
The market capitalization of China’s biggest internet companies has fallen, in part due to Mr. Xi’s crackdown on the powerful sector.
One area where China has excelled is in patent applications. The U.S. is still the leader in total patents in force, with 3.3 million in 2020 compared with China’s 3.1 million. A looming challenge for the economy is the country’s shrinking birth rate, despite the scrapping of the one-child policy in 2016. That leaves fewer young people to support a growing number of older people.—including through increased surveillance.
China's Covid policies include strict lockdowns and increased tracking of citizens. The country has reported about 5,200 deaths from Covid, while the U.S. has had more than 1 million.as he embarked on an anticorruption campaign. Punishments could include censure, expulsion from the party, imprisonment and even death sentences.
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