'China is strong from outside, but weak from inside, coup can happen anytime'

 

A picture has been made about China in front of the outside world, which gives a glimpse of the dragon being very strong. But is this true? Experts have something else to say on the matter. Roger Garside, author of "China Cop", says that contrary to claims of so-called stability in the face of the outside world, China is "strong on the outside, but weak on the inside".

Garside, who served twice at the British embassy in Beijing, says internal factors in China could destabilize the current regime. The statement comes at a time when Chinese President Xi Jinping is trying to secure himself for the third time in a row as CCP president at the National Party Congress this year.

 

Garside said President Xi's current government is spending more of its budget on internal security than on the military. "It fears its internal enemies", he said. The author believes that a group of communist leaders could launch an internal coup against Chinese leader Xi Jinping, and turn China into a democratic political system.

"China's political situation is gravely ill. Only transplantation can save the political body, and the only other cure is a competitive democracy system," Garside, a former diplomat, told The Epoch Times. According to Garside, the high-level leadership in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) believes that Xi is leading China in a "very risky and dangerous direction". CCP leaders, including Premier Li Keqiang, believe Xi is jeopardizing the future of the CCP as well as his wealth and power.

 

Claiming that the CCP leader is conspiring against the Chinese leader, the author further stated that certain signs of the CCP's weakness could enable such a coup. Apart from the political front, another internal factor is that China's private sector has become powerful and autonomous. According to Garcid, this is putting pressure on the CCP, causing concern in the country's leadership.