SOME international news outlets were abuzz with speculation when China’s undisputed leader, Xi Jinping, disappeared from ...

By bno - Taipei Office As Xi Jinping moves slowly through his twelfth year at the helm of China’s ruling Communist Party, speculation about his eventual successor, and what a sudden departure might ...

Whether it's illness, pressing preoccupation or sidelining by his own system, one thing is clear: China may be entering a ...

Latest developments inside the Communist Party of China have sparked speculation that President Xi Jinping is secretly ...

Xi has made the Chinese government more opaque while refusing to prepare for his succession. Both are problems with global ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping's unusual disappearance from public view since late May has sparked intense speculation about his health and a possible internal power struggle. With no official ...

President Xi Jinping, who is considered a superpower in China, has been missing for the last two weeks. He has not been seen ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping may be facing the most serious challenge to his rule yet, as reports suggest top Communist Party ...

Speculation that he would be replaced proved unfounded. Li Zhanshu, 67 : A close confidante of Xi who served as his de-facto chief of staff since 2012. He is tapped to lead the National People’s ...

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 ...

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.