Comparison of Chinese Emperors

Comparison of Chinese Emperors Student’s Name Institutional Affiliation Comparison of Chinese Emperors Xi Jinping was one of the most influential leaders in China since the ruling of Mao Zedong. In fact, his name was in the constitution of the Communist party after an introduction of a new political wave in the country. Xi was determined to entrench his position through the accumulation of political capital and influencing a positive change across China. Arguably, Xi recognized that he needed to manage social and economic development to ensure that the country would continue thriving in the ever-changing economy. Researchers explore ways through, which Xi Jinping accrued influence in a short period of time. He used his personal life narrative in facilitating Cultural Revolution across China. Similarly, Mao Zedong was an influential leader in the history of the country. Notably, Mao used a dictatorship form of ruling to exert power and influence in different parts. Deng Xiaoping emerged as an emperor in China resulting from the death of Mao Zedong. Xi Jinping President Xi Jinping rose to power as one of the most powerful leaders in China. He worked to reinforce the government authority and his position as an emperor. President Xi showed determination in imposing the norms of an influential leader. He rose to power with a history of finding his way up in the ranks of deftly while sidelining the rivals. Xi cultivated various alliances to reinforce his influence on the economy, military, and the government. He started a strong campaign to condemn corruption and sideline most of his rivals in politics. For instance, he oversaw the imprisonment of Zhou Yongkang, as the former head of domestic security. Xi utilized a steely edge as a strategy of consolidating power and to portray himself as a human leader that the predecessors. Xi Jinping made his political professional in 1968 in the countryside of Shaanxi province and Liangjiahe village. The leader returned to the countryside as a deputy party secretary in the county of Zhengding. He revealed himself as a man of the masses in the leadership position. He remained in that position until he became party secretary of Zhejiang in 2002. Lam (2015) posit that Xi created policies as a way of enhancing economic output in the region. He established a relationship with Jiang Zemin as integral towards his promotion as the general secretary of CCP. Xi emerged as the president of PRC in March 2013. Xi stated that one of his core objectives was to reinforce the Chinese Communist Party, which was prominent during the reign of Mao Zedong. The leader spread nationalistic ideals as a way of returning power to the top and having an influence on the people. Over the years, the leader has continued to exert power across different parts of China. Xi has incorporated nationalist, communist, and Leninist issues in his ideology (Lam, 2015). Currently, most of the leader’s policies resemble that of Mao Zedong, thus influencing the spread of anti-western ideas. Furthermore, Xi has realized the need to control the content on the media. In fact, he established a governing body to control the available information over the internet. The strategy is similar to the tactics of Mao Zedong in maintaining his influence over the citizens. Besides, Xi Jinping has implemented more power to himself to become one of the most influential officials across the country. He utilizes strongman strategies in order to gain enough power, which is a tactic that resembles that of Mao. The leader investigates corruption acts in Ningde District resulting in prosecution of different officials. As a result, government officials and citizens alike recognized Xi as “conqueror of corrupt officials”. Most people recognize his leadership, thus making it possible to have influential supporters of his leadership. According to Lam (2015), Xi Jinping established sub-branches of the Chinese Communist Party to have more control over the economy and police force. Moreover, Xi Jinping enacted practices meant to suppress the minority groups and address the tensions in Xinjiang Province. Furthermore, The Chinese president is a peerless figure in exerting authority in China and initiated abolition of term limits of the president. In some instances, he appears as the first Chinese president to govern China through the use of dictatorship. Researchers argue that Xi Jinping, the incumbent president of China, share the political style of leadership with Mao Zedong on the basis of charisma, repressive attitudes towards political adversaries, and having repressive attitudes. In fact, some political analysts posit that the current emperor inherited the legacy of Mao Zedong. Apparently, the personality and political tolerance of the two leaders is similar, thus determining almost similar political development under their leadership. One of the contrasting leadership qualities between Xi and Mao is that the latter rule by chaos while the former rules by some form of orderliness. Mao purged foes and friends alike while Xi only expels his enemies. Mao Zedong Mao Zedong ruled China from 1949-1976, a period that was characterized by revolution and war. Mao advocated for a country of followers more than having educated citizens positing that it was “better red than expert”. The emperor labeled the individuals, who supported the revolution as “people”. On the contrary, he perceived the non-supporters as “non-people” during the onset of his leadership. Mao ostracized the people, who disagreed with him and especially the elites (Chai & Chai, 2017). In fact, he would label the opposers of his leadership and even organized for their imprisonment. It is apparent that the leader was set in all his decisions and continued with his staunch beliefs in policies and standards even when results were disastrous. Mao was committed to promoting an independent country that was free from any form of reliance on the foreign markets, thus portraying himself as a charismatic and transformational leader. Chinese leaders use political parties to exert their influence over the people and make relevant decisions. Mao Zedong was a prominent member of the CCP party since its establishment in 1921. However, he was not among the highly ranked leaders during the period. The leader started writing essays on his perceptions in regard to representation of CCP (Chai & Chai, 2017). The president recognized that CCP would have more influence in rural areas than urban areas. He served as the chairman of the political party and stood at the edge of Beijing after the establishment of PRC to state that the Chinese people had stood up. The Great Leap Forward (1958-1962) was one of the major political campaigns in China under the leadership of Mao. It was a great strategy of transforming the agrarian economy into an industrialized one to facilitate economic development. According to Lee (2018), Mao instructed the Chinese people to establish furnaces in their different backyards as a way of increasing steel production in the country. However, the shift from production from grains to steel caused food deficit and caused famine and a high number of death...