Recent rumors and Xi Jinping's absence fueled speculation about his potential departure, intensified by leadership purges and ...

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

Chinese President Xi Jinping's unusual disappearance from public view since late May has sparked intense speculation about ...

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

There is no clear successor, but General Zhang Youxia in particular remains important. General Zhang is the first vice president and key military face of China's powerful Central Military Commission.

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

China's Central Military Commission is its smallest in decades highlighting the personalization of Xi Jinping's control even ...

New leadership council reveal by Chinese President Xi Jinping shows no successor in sight. ... There was speculation that Xi’s protege Chen Min’er might have been included in the Standing ...

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.

Until recently, Sun Zhengcai, the party secretary of the metropolis of Chongqing, "the Chicago on the Yangtze," was seen as a possible successor to Xi Jinping. Then, in July, the Communist Party ...