Surprises at Xi’s Coronation Show Risks Lurking in Third China Term
Xi Jinping and members of the new Politburo Standing Committee at the closing session of the Communist Party Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing today.
Source: Bloomberg
Welcome to this special combined edition of Balance of Power and Next China as we wrap up the news from the Communist Party Congress.
Xi Jinping emerged from this month’s carefully orchestrated political pageant looking stronger than ever — third term secured, rivals sidelined and allies ascendant. But unscripted moments point to dangers ahead for China’s ever more powerful president.