Xi May Be Facing a No Good, Very Bad 2025
The Chinese leader could confront five simultaneous challenges that will determine his nation’s trajectory for the rest of the decade.
Rough seas ahead.
Photographer: Ton Molina/Bloomberg
President Xi Jinping is fond of invoking stormy seas to describe the dangers China will confront in the years ahead. Luckily for him, he has yet to encounter such extreme scenarios. A two-year economic slump may have stalled his goal of transforming his country into a superpower equal to the US. Still, he has managed to navigate a darkening geopolitical landscape without suffering a true calamity.
As Donald Trump reenters the White House, Xi’s luck threatens to run out. He could face five simultaneous challenges that will determine China’s trajectory for the remainder of the decade.