Xi Shakes Up China in His Search for Stability: Balance of Power

Copies of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s The Governance of China at a bookstore in Beijing on Feb. 8.

Source: Bloomberg

President Xi Jinping’s biggest shake-up in years serves what might seem to be a counterintuitive purpose: stability.

China’s annual parliamentary pageant kicks off on Sunday. It comes as Xi replaces a generation of internationally respected economic officials with a clutch of politicians better known for strong ties to the president.