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Scenarios for a coup against President Xi Jinping.
Xi Jinping is positioned to begin a third term as Party leader, despite apparent misjudgements and setbacks this year, though Chinese elite politics are so opaque that his…
His name has been written into the Party charter, and he has installed two allies on the Politburo Standing Committee to oversee critical portfolios.
The purge and replacement of erstwhile presidential contender Sun Zhengcai.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB222292
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Elite politics in China.
It signals to the Party and the country at large that Xi, his ideas and his leadership approach have the support, or at least the compliance, of the political elite.
All the signs are that Xi will take a third term, though the secrecy of the political elite means alternatives cannot be ruled out completely.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB265608
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While some significant government personnel appointments remain to be confirmed, these can be expected to follow Xi’s preferences given his clean sweep of filling the Politburo…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273556
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He is Beijing's preferred candidate and appears to have a cordial relationship with President Xi Jinping. He takes the helm at a moment when relations with China are the tensest…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB264592
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CHINA: Promotion shows loyalty matters most under Xi