Whether it's illness, pressing preoccupation or sidelining by his own system, one thing is clear: China may be entering a period of political uncertainty ...

This year’s summer conclave will reflect Xi’s success in remaking the party’s top ranks: the old guard are dead, senile or ...

President Xi Jinping will probably leave Beijing next week and join senior officials at the beach resort of Beidaihe, three hours east of the capital, for a summer retreat. Communist Party grandees ...

SOME international news outlets were abuzz with speculation when China’s undisputed leader, Xi Jinping, disappeared from ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping may be facing the most serious challenge to his rule yet, as reports suggest top Communist Party figures are working behind the scenes to reshape China’s leadership.

In March 2020, the annual meeting of China’s national legislature in Beijing was delayed for the first time in decades, as Chinese President Xi Jinping attempted to gain control over what would ...

Xi’s successor is unlikely to be as powerful, regardless of how the succession occurs. The later a successor is appointed prior to Xi’s departure, the weaker they are likely to be. If Xi appoints no ...

Xi Jinping skips BRICS Summit for the first time amid speculation of political turbulence in China and divisions between member nations over trade and strategic interests ...

In a system built on secrecy, no one knows the reality behind the scenes, but there are signs China’s leader could be in ...

Xi, who has been confirmed for an unprecedented third five-year term as the party’s general secretary, did not promote an obvious successor at the end of his first term in 2017.

Xi Jinping has never given a press conference. He is the head of China’s ruling Communist Party—a colossal, sprawling political machine with 96.7 million members—yet he does not have a press ...