Recent rumors and Xi Jinping's absence fueled speculation about his potential departure, intensified by leadership purges and a lack of a clear succession plan. The removal of term limits in 2018 and ...

Despite persistent rumors and high-profile purges, Xi Jinping remains firmly in control of China, though his rule ...

Leading a party of allies solves some problems, but Mr Xi appears wary that it can create new ones, too. Those chosen for ...

Latest developments inside the Communist Party of China have sparked speculation that President Xi Jinping is secretly choosing his successor. New changes in the CCP functioning include Xi delegating ...

Xi has made the Chinese government more opaque while refusing to prepare for his succession. Both are problems with global implications. The post China's Post-Xi Succession Problem Has Global ...

SOME international news outlets were abuzz with speculation when China’s undisputed leader, Xi Jinping, disappeared from public functions and state-run media between May 28 and June 5 — a 16-day ...

By bno - Taipei Office As Xi Jinping moves slowly through his twelfth year at the helm of China’s ruling Communist Party, speculation about his eventual successor, and what a sudden departure might ...

President Xi Jinping will probably leave Beijing next week and join senior officials at the beach resort of Beidaihe, three ...

Xi Jinping disappears mysteriously, sparks talks about his successor, these 5 persons could become China president He has not been seen in public anywhere. Published: July 5, 2025 9:01 PM IST ...

New leadership council reveal by Chinese President Xi Jinping shows no successor in sight. ... There was speculation that Xi’s protege Chen Min’er might have been included in the Standing ...

Until recently, Sun Zhengcai, the party secretary of the metropolis of Chongqing, "the Chicago on the Yangtze," was seen as a possible successor to Xi Jinping. Then, in July, the Communist Party ...