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looks at how the Communist Party of China has changed over the past century and how today鈥檚 party is very much the party of its President, Xi Jinping. From a period where its remarkable growth was an economic miracle for the country, and there seemed to be more freedom for its citizens, to the beginning of the 2000s when the party got tougher again and Xi Jinping became President in 2012 and began consolidating his power over the party. He is also close to Russian President Vladimir Putin. What does this mean for China鈥檚 relationship with the world today and in the future? </p><p><span lang="EN-US">Mortal Giants is hosted by Sandy Garossino and Vina Najibulla. Sandy is a former crown prosecutor and has been the public affairs columnist for Canada鈥檚 National Observer responsible for some groundbreaking investigations. Vina is the vice-president of Research and Strategy at the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. She is a frequent media commentator on geopolitics, Canadian foreign policy, and Canada- Asia relations. </span></p><p><span lang="EN-US">Mortal Giants is an edited compilation of conversations that Sandy Garossino and Vina Nadjibulla recorded in late 2023.</span></p><p> </p><p> </p></div></div> </div> </div> <aside class="podcast-episode--content__sidebar col-span-12 row-start-3 row-span-1 md2:row-start-2 md2:col-span-4"> <div class="term-description mb-10 text-lg"> <p>After almost a century of post-war prosperity and unrivaled American power, we've entered a new era, growing uncertainty and realignment as many of the world's nations now seek to challenge that dominance. 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