Rumors are mounting that Chinese President Xi Jinping is gradually losing power, as reports of his allies being purged or sidelined coincide with carefully phrased Politburo statements and symbolic gestures that appear to quietly diminish his authority.
What do you think?
“I admit it looks bad for Xi. You don’t purge the loyalists unless you’re afraid of what they know.”
“I saw a photo of him sitting two chairs away from the center. That’s how they signal it—just ask Hua Guofeng.”
“The Standing Committee just released a statement expressing full confidence in Xi, so I’d give it… three weeks.”
Ren Zhaokun, 62
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Guo Wenhai, 25
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