Is Chinese President Xi Jinping on his way out?
8 months ago
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- Unprecedented developments suggest potential fall of Chinese President Xi Jinping.
- Chinese Communist Party elders, including Hu Jintao, are reportedly managing affairs behind the scenes.
- Xi Jinping is in poor health and may retire or take a ceremonial role soon.
- Recent purges of People’s Liberation Army generals loyal to Xi signal internal power shifts.
- Zhang Youxia, who had a falling out with Xi, now effectively leads the PLA.
- Xi’s father’s mausoleum was recently 'un-named,' an unusual and symbolic move.
- Xi’s personal security detail has been reduced, and he was absent for two weeks in May-June.
- Xi appeared tired and uninterested during a low-key meeting with Belarus’s leader.
- Chinese state media omitted Xi’s formal title in recent reports, a rare occurrence.
- Professors at top Chinese universities have openly criticized Xi, previously unthinkable.
- Wang Yang, a reformist, is rumored to be the next CCP chairman.
- China faces economic crises, including massive debt, unemployment, and local unrest.
- Xi’s foreign policy has left China isolated, with few meaningful allies.
- A leadership change could benefit the US and allies, weakening adversaries like Russia and Iran.
- Xi’s potential ouster highlights the failures of centralized, authoritarian rule.
- Reform towards free markets and democracy is seen as China’s only sustainable path forward.