A few weeks ago, I cited the dismissal of nine senior generals from the People’s Liberation Army by Chinese President Xi Jinping as potential evidence that Xi’s health was deteriorating – as had been rumored in Chinese and, in time, global media. I had considered that the emergence of Xi’s health issues might have been a justification for removing him from office and that the generals were ousted to block the coup. In a country as opaque as China, things like this can be indicative of major internal crises.
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