Xi Jinping Opens a New Chapter for China

<p>Four years ago, Xi Jinping set himself up to become China’s leader indefinitely.</p><p>At last week’s Communist Party congress in Beijing, he stepped into that role, making a notable sweep of the country’s other top leaders and placing even greater focus on national security.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/chris-buckley?smid=pc-thedaily">Chris Buckley</a>, chief China correspondent for The New York Times.</p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>At the congress, Mr. Xi didn’t mention two long-repeated maxims. To many,<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/22/world/asia/china-xi-jinping-congress-security.html"> it’s a warning of the turbulent times to come</a>.</li><li>Mr. Xi has created a<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/23/world/asia/xi-jinping-china-loyalists.html"> new ruling elite packed with loyalist officials primed to elevate his agenda</a> of bolstering national security and turning China into a technological great power.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p>