Xi Jinping the Marxist: two telling comments

The word about the place here in China is that Chairman Xi Jinping (yes, that is what his Chinese title is, mistranslated at ‘president’) is the most theoretically aware and sophisticated leader since Chairman Mao. People are saying that he has a theoretical ability in Marxism that was somewhat missing from the practical orientations of the previous three holders of his post. Needless to say, I have been following to local news in some detail, especially in relation to the ‘two sessions’, hel...