本文讨论了中共总书记习近平自2012年上任以来的政治生涯。文章指出，习近平原本应在中共第二十次全国代表大会上卸任，但他在2018年修改了宪法，取消了总书记任期限制，使得自己可以无限期连任。文章提到，如果习近平按照他的“两个一百年”规划，他可能会继续领导中国直到2049年。因此，作者认为现在是习近平王朝的正式开始。

The Communist Party of China has traversed a hundred-year journey, characterized by 30 years from its founding to the establishment of the People's Republic, 30 years under Mao Zedong's rule, and 40 years of reform and opening up, including nearly a decade under Xi Jinping's leadership. The initial 60 years were tumultuous, and despite smoother progress during the reform era, there are dangers of diverging onto a problematic path similar to pre-World War II Japan and Germany. The article reflects on the party's rugged history and explores potential divergent paths.

Survivors of the bloody crackdown on the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989, now in their 50s, along with the 'Tiananmen Mothers' group formed by the parents of the victims, continue to maintain the memory of the event. Despite the passing of many members, the struggle to preserve the memory persists, with the hope that the Beijing regime will one day confront its past.