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

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 ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping may be facing the most serious challenge to his rule yet, as reports suggest top Communist Party ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping's unusual disappearance from public view since late May has sparked intense speculation about ...

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, 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.

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 ...

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 Jinping Designates No Obvious Successor, Laying the Foundation for a Long Reign. 4 minute read. By Charlie Campbell / Beijing. October 25, 2017 1:19 AM EDT.