China Why does Xi Jinping remove his rivals?
Xi Jinping removed his rivals from the Politburo of the Communist Party of China elected at the recent 20th congress. 

Does this reflect a tendency towards consolidation of his personal power? By removing qualified people, will he weaken the leadership in the process?

Here are my views:

a) It would be better for him to use the most experienced and qualified people in the leadership and not engaged in personal rivalry.

b) He needs a team of people who are able to work with him to solve the challenges facing the country. He should not be distracted by people who have a different approach and personal agenda.

c) China has sufficient people with required experience and capability to take over from the replaced leaders .

d) China needs to build a team of leaders that will take over from XJP after 5 or 10 years. 

After considering the above points, I have to trust the integrity and judgment of XJP in making the drastic changes. 

Tan Kin Lian

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