Is China president Xi Jinping ill? Meet 5 men who could replace Xi in China's Communist Party

Rumors have begun circulating that Chinese President Xi Jinping might not be in good health after he suddenly vanished from the public eye in recent months. Read More

Where is Xi Jinping amid China's military purge?

Chinese President Xi Jinping's absence from public view, appearing only twice in videos in over a month, amid a military purge and economic challenges, has fuelled speculation of a power shift in the ... Read More

World faces tension with China under Xi Jinping's third term - Los ...

BEIJING — The world faces the prospect of more tension with China over trade, security and human rights after President Xi Jinping, the country’s most powerful leader in decades, awarded ... Read More

Xi Jinping’s surprise no-show at BRICS Summit fuels speculation about China's global standing

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 ... Read More

China's Xi Jinping Has No Easy Way Out - Newsweek

China's pandemic response is so tied up with Xi's personal legitimacy that changing course could delegitimize his power, said Zhao. "It would be very difficult for him to accept that. Read More

Xi's BRICS no-show signals power vacuum in China: Why India faces rare moment of opportunity and risk

Some analysts believe that Xi’s no-show at BRICS Summit 2025 is about more than just economics; it could signal deeper cracks in his leadership. Read More

Anger boils over in China as Xi Jinping’s approach backfires

This is Mr Xi’s battle. He made it so from the outset. “I myself give the orders. I myself make the plans,” he declared as the Covid-19 epidemic erupted out of Wuhan in January 2020. His ... Read More

China's President Xi Jinping says COVID-19 control is entering a new ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for more effort and unity as the country enters a "new phase" in its approach to combating the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr Xi says China had overcome ... Read More

Why Xi Jinping Changed His Mind on “Zero COVID” - The New Yorker

Isaac Chotiner talks to Victor Shih, an expert on Chinese politics, about whether Xi Jinping’s relaxation of the rigid “Zero COVID” policy was directly caused by citizens’ protests, and ... Read More

China’s Epidemic of Mistrust: How Xi Jinping’s COVID-19 U-Turn Will ...

China experienced monumental upheaval at the end of 2022. For three years, Chinese President Xi Jinping waged what he termed a “people’s war against COVID-19,” an uncompromising campaign to prevent ... Read More

China Eases ‘Zero Covid’ Restrictions in Victory for Protesters

Beijing’s costly policy of lockdowns has pummeled the world’s second-largest economy and set off mass public protests that were a rare challenge to China’s leader, Xi Jinping. Read More