Altri Orienti EP.54 - La successione in Cina, chi dopo Xi
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Feb 23, 2026 Si esplorano i meccanismi non scritti della successione politica cinese e i vuoti lasciati dalle riforme passate. Si raccontano lotte di potere storiche, dalla morte di Mao all’ascesa di Deng. Si analizzano fazioni interne come i 'principini' e la tuanpai. Si elencano i possibili nomi che potrebbero emergere dopo Xi e il paradosso di scegliere o non scegliere un erede.
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Deng Xiaoping Created Unwritten Succession Rules
- Deng Xiaoping imposed informal succession rules to prevent a new Mao and professionalize the party leadership.
- He introduced two five-year term limits and the "7 up 8 down" retirement norm to ensure generational turnover and technocratic stability.
Mao's Death Triggered A Rapid Power Struggle
- After Mao's death in 1976 a power struggle followed with the Gang of Four arrested and Hua Guofeng briefly named leader.
- Deng Xiaoping then outmaneuvered Hua and consolidated control, becoming the architect of the new order.
Collective Leadership Relied On Politburo Balance
- Deng strengthened the Politburo Standing Committee to function as collective leadership with a primus inter pares secretary.
- Factions like the princelings and the tuanpai coexisted and balanced power through placement in that collective body.