Chinese Richelieu

https://palladiummag.com/2021/10/11/the-triumph-and-terror-of-wang-huning/ 

Xi seems unlikely to succeed in reversing the clock. These matters have an internal logic described in  " The Decline of the West" and applicable universally. A rebirth of spirituality comes from below organically over time after civilization has destroyed itself. A Caesar figure' s attempt at saving a corrupted system cannot change the rot in everyone' s heart yearning for " God", however one might define that and a new start afresh without baggage of the past.