Cool! This is Xi Jinping's English nickname

Image: During the March 2024 Two Sessions, Xi Jinping was photographed by foreign media in the Great Hall of the People with an expression of extreme pain while drinking tea. (Illustration by Qing Yu/People News)

[People News] Nicolae Ceaușescu, the leader of the Romanian Communist Party during the Cold War, was famously known as the "King of Titles." This nickname stemmed from his vigorous promotion of an extreme personal cult during his rule from 1965 to 1989, during which he accumulated countless titles across party, government, military, and academic spheres, while also accepting numerous flattering and exaggerated official titles and praises. In a similar vein, Xi Jinping, the leader of the Chinese Communist Party, has earned the nickname "Chairman of Everything" from the international community due to his extensive array of official titles, which translates to "万能主席" in Chinese.

Elementary School Student Becomes "Chairman of Everything"

Former U.S. President Biden has publicly labeled Xi Jinping a "dictator" because, in addition to wielding the three highest powers: "General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China," "President of the State," and "Chairman of the Central Military Commission," he has also created numerous "Central Leading Groups" and "Central Committees," all of which he personally chairs.

Xi has completely centralized the administrative decision-making authority of the various ministries and commissions of the State Council, covering areas such as military and security, economy and finance, propaganda and cybersecurity, foreign affairs and external relations, Hong Kong and Macau, political and legal affairs, party affairs, and organization. In every conceivable domain, he is the top leader.

Xi occupies more than 20 positions within the Party Central Committee alone, and with such a heavy load on his shoulders, he likely doesn't even have time to "switch shoulders."

An individual's energy and knowledge are inherently limited. When all significant decisions rest solely on one person, the decision-making process becomes extremely fragile. When it comes time to make a decision, it often cannot be made, leading to delays or conflicts in important policies.

For instance, the delayed response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the mass exodus of foreign businesses, the unemployment of over ten million college graduates each year, and the sudden drop in birth rates are just a few examples of decisions affecting the national economy and people's livelihoods where official actions are consistently slow, and the policies enacted are ineffective, amounting to little more than empty rhetoric.

Xi Jinping possesses numerous rubber stamps, and as long as he remains silent, the more than 20 groups under his authority are left in a state of limbo, with officials too afraid to act. From the central government down to various provinces, cities, and counties, bureaucrats, in an effort to avoid political missteps, have all adopted the central government as their model, developing a habit of 'waiting for instructions.'

The nation's fate is 'shouldered by one.'

Due to his obesity, Xi Jinping walks slowly and struggles to speak without his notes, causing his speech to lag by three beats. This image closely resembles the plush bear character 'Winnie,' leading netizens to humorously dub him 'Emperor Winnie.'

When the highest decision-making authority across all sectors (economy, internet, diplomacy, national defense, auditing, rule of law) is consolidated in 'Emperor Winnie,' the more than 20 groups of the Central Committee must await his directives. However, the supreme leader's personal energy, knowledge base, and time are ultimately finite, making it impossible to manage a vast array of specialized governmental affairs simultaneously, which can lead to delays or oversights in critical decisions.

Consequently, the practice of 'decisions made by one' frequently results in a collective paralysis of the system.

Lower-level bureaucrats have developed a habit of 'waiting for the highest instructions' to avoid political errors. As a result, the various ministries of the State Council and local officials have lost their discretionary power and initiative, leading to a widespread bureaucratic inertia characterized by the saying 'no communication from above, no action from below.'

This excessive centralization and hands-on approach, which neglects micro-level expertise, has effectively weakened the flexibility and self-correcting capabilities of the national bureaucratic system. This has directly contributed to systemic governance crises, including economic slowdown, foreign capital withdrawal, and policy reversals.

Over the past 12 years, Xi Jinping has published tens of millions of words, quietly amassing a fortune.

Xi Jinping holds twenty concurrent positions, which suggests he must be incredibly busy, perhaps even lacking time to sleep. However, many are surprised to learn that since he took office, he has published over ten million words in books during this period.

Whenever a book by Xi Jinping is released, the Chinese Communist Party mandates that the entire party, military, and national schools purchase them with public funds. All working employees across the country are also required to buy these books for study, and they must submit reflections on their learning at work. Even kindergarten children are expected to study the 'Xi Jinping Thought.'

This has created a substantial chain of interest transfer within the system: in addition to Xi Jinping personally earning astronomical amounts in publishing taxes, the People's Publishing House, Foreign Languages Press, Central Party History and Literature Press, and the provincial Xinhua bookstore system have secured hundreds of millions in 'minimum guaranteed distribution orders' each year through administrative directives.

Xi Jinping is known for his approach of "concentrating power to accomplish major tasks." He has utilized extensive national treasury budgets, media resources, and administrative authority to craft his image as an "illustrious leader" who directs the "path of development" everywhere. All these expenses, however, are ultimately borne by the common people, often referred to as 'leeks' in this context.

The more accolades, the better.

Within the official propaganda framework of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the number, scope, and grandeur of Xi Jinping's "titles," "honorifics," and praises exceed even those of Nicolae Ceaușescu.

In state media and CCP documents, Xi Jinping is attributed numerous titles imbued with a "great, glorious, and correct" connotation: the core of the Party, the people's leader, the helmsman of the new era, the one uniquely revered, a pioneering leader, a servant dedicated to the happiness of the people, a responsible strategist for national reform and development, a commander reshaping the military and national defense, a major country leader on the international stage, the chief designer of modernization in the new era, a leader with historical awareness and responsibility, and the chief architect of the Belt and Road Initiative, among others.

However, these seemingly "great, glorious, and correct" titles sharply contrast with Xi Jinping's elementary education and work capabilities, which, in the eyes of the public, serve as a mockery and humiliation of him.

"General Accelerator" and "Reversing the Course"

Since Xi Jinping assumed power in 2012, his policies have dramatically reversed the course set during the Deng Xiaoping era, including the abolition of term limits, the strengthening of party control, the suppression of private enterprises, the tightening of speech censorship, and constitutional amendments for re-election.

Disappointed intellectuals, liberals, and a large number of netizens have assigned Xi Jinping numerous nicknames. For instance: 'Censorship Emperor', 'Total Accelerator', 'Elementary School Doctor', 'Elementary Student', 'Emperor of Trade and Relaxation', 'King of Sager', 'Xi Baozi', 'Baozi', 'Emperor of Qingfeng', 'Xi Kela', 'Wheat Bearer', 'Shoulder Unchanged', 'Pig Head', 'Grass Bag', '200 Jin'...

Among these, the nickname 'Reversal Emperor' criticizes Xi's policies for 'causing China's political and social landscape to regress entirely to the Mao Zedong era'.

On the other hand, 'Total Accelerator' or 'Acceleration Emperor' refers to the hardline measures implemented by Xi Jinping, which are seen as 'accelerating' the eruption of internal contradictions within the Communist Party system, hastening its collapse and demise. This nickname quickly gained traction globally.

The transition from 'Chairman of All-Power' to 'Total Accelerator' reflects the profound anxiety among the public and intellectuals regarding the 'extreme concentration of power coupled with a lack of corresponding governance capability'. This rigidity and inability to correct errors within the system are central to the current development bottleneck facing China.

(First published by People News)
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