Rana Mitter for PS On Point: Where Is Xi's China Heading?

Mitter considers the country’s biggest challenges and opportunities during its leader’s unprecedented third term. [View this message in a web browser]( [PS On Point]( OCTOBER 14, 2022 On issues ranging from economic growth and “zero-COVID” to Taiwan and China’s global influence, Xi Jinping’s leadership and personal preferences will certainly matter in the coming years. And yet, China’s long-term importance is tied to forces that are much more powerful than any individual, writes the University of Oxford's Rana Mitter. [Read more](. [PS Longer Reads: Where Is Xi's China Heading?]( [Where Is Xi's China Heading?]( By Rana Mitter Regardless of which top Chinese officials appear on stage alongside Xi Jinping at this month’s Party Congress, certain fundamental issues will remain at the center of debates about China’s place in the world. Any changes in leadership will reflect differences in style, not substance. [Read more]( [Subscribe to PS Digital now.]( [PS Big Picture: Russia on the Run]( [Russia on the Run]( with Anders Åslund, Nina L. Khrushcheva, Slavoj Žižek, and more The Kremlin’s response to devastating Russian military setbacks in Ukraine has been to intensify its missile strikes on civilian targets, evoking nothing so much as the hapless flailing of a battered and gravely wounded giant. How desperate is Russian President Vladimir Putin, and how should the West respond to his increasingly unhinged rhetoric? [Read more]( [PS Longer Reads: How to Tax Energy Companies' Windfall Profits]( [How to Tax Energy Companies' Windfall Profits]( By Clemens Fuest and Axel Ockenfels Given the sharp increase in electricity prices across Europe this year, it is no surprise that politicians and policymakers are considering new measures to skim off corporate profits that are seen to be unjustified. But if such policies are not properly designed, they could do more harm than good. [Read more]( [Subscribe to PS Premium now.]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( Project Syndicate publishes and provides, on a not-for-profit basis, original commentary by the world's leading thinkers to more than 500 media outlets in over 150 countries. Receipt of this newsletter does not guarantee rights to re-publish any of its content. This newsletter is a service of [Project Syndicate](. [Change your newsletter preferences](. Follow us on [Facebook]( [Twitter]( and [YouTube](. © Project Syndicate, all rights reserved. [Unsubscribe from all newsletters](.