Recent rumors and Xi Jinping's absence fueled speculation about his potential departure, intensified by leadership purges and a lack of a clear succession plan. The removal of term limits in 2018 and ...

Despite persistent rumors and high-profile purges, Xi Jinping remains firmly in control of China, though his rule ...

Leading a party of allies solves some problems, but Mr Xi appears wary that it can create new ones, too. Those chosen for ...

President Xi Jinping will probably leave Beijing next week and join senior officials at the beach resort of Beidaihe, three ...

Latest developments inside the Communist Party of China have sparked speculation that President Xi Jinping is secretly choosing his successor. New changes in the CCP functioning include Xi delegating ...

Xi has made the Chinese government more opaque while refusing to prepare for his succession. Both are problems with global implications. The post China's Post-Xi Succession Problem Has Global ...

New leadership council reveal by Chinese President Xi Jinping shows no successor in sight. ... There was speculation that Xi’s protege Chen Min’er might have been included in the Standing ...

In the months leading up to this fall’s 20th plenum of the Communist Party of China, where the announcement of Xi’s potential third term is expected, speculation is bound to intensify. But ...

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 ...

Normally at this stage in a Chinese president's tenure, a successor would be obvious. But not for President Xi Jinping. That has led to speculation he might want to hold on to power past 2022.