28 Jul 2022

Don’t doubt that third term

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Rumors about Xi Jinping losing his grip on power have swirled ahead of the 20th Party Congress.

But to us, that speculation looks overblown:

In July, senior officials including He Lifeng, Wang Yi, and Hu Chunhua have all heaped praise on Xi’s ideology.

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