Beneath the surface, Xi is facing friction on multiple fronts. TL;DR: Xi Jinping still rules unchallenged, but his control now relies more on loyalty than performance. Top generals purged, including close allies, fueling questions about cracks in the military. Xi’s visibility is down, and key commissions are less active – a shift or a retreat?…
Chinese President Xi Jinping, seen widely as a leader for life, is reportedly beginning to delegate authority to key institutions of the ruling Communist Party, raising speculation about a possible transition of power or retirement planning after over a decade at the helm.According to a report by state-run Xinhua news agency, the 24-member Political Bureau…
Of late, there have been speculative reports and analyst opinion articles about ‘changes’ in the power circles of China, several of which implied that President Xi Jinping, the ‘Chairman of everything’, may be on his way out. While we have seen this movie before, produced by Western intelligence agencies and planted in media, this time…