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Cai Qi missing from Xi Jinping domestic trips

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Xi Jinping's travel preferences appear to be changing.
On Monday, Xi set off for Hubei province.
We're still waiting on the full readout from his trip, but a notable absence stood out: Cai Qi, the fifth-ranked Politburo Standing Committee member and Xi's chief of staff, was not by Xi’s side.

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