FT SeriesXi’s ChinaPresident Xi Jinping has strengthened his grip over all aspects of ChinaXi’s China: The rise of party politicsThe president is wresting control of economic policy away from other parts of governmentXi’s China: Command and controlThe People’s Liberation Army has undergone a root-and-branch overhaul under the ‘commander-in-chief’Xi’s China: Smothering dissentCritics fear the erosion of civic freedoms is denying space for grievances to be aired