Commentary
Can mass indoctrination save Xi Jinping? Times of turmoil and transition are always unstable and unpredictable; the mood of the “crowd” becomes critical and mercurial. The narrowness of the power base around a leader makes the ruler vulnerable and, of necessity, paranoid.
Even trustworthy factions and supporters are not trusted. Neither is the loyalty of the crowd, regardless of the level of repression and surveillance. 
Communist Party of China (CCP) leader Xi Jinping, having eliminated all possible senior-level opponents or relegated the more innocuous or inaccessible to places of containment, is attempting to transition the People’s Republic of China (PRC) back to the maoism to which he is loyal. And while that may be feasible, despite the mass suffering being escalated against the population of mainland China, it may find its breaking point if it leads to a command to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to unleash a war against Taiwan (the Republic of China: ROC)….