01 Jun 2022
“After lionising Xi [Xi Jinping] for many months, the president was absent from the front page of the People's Daily newspaper five times in May - just below the unofficial threshold that something may be afoot. Li [Li Keqiang], by contrast, has been slightly more visible as state media shared a transcript of his economic summit on social media, further intensifying speculation. From late April through May, corresponding to new questions over the handling of COVID in Shanghai and pressures on the economy, the signals have to some extent been mixed. It has no longer been all Xi all of the time. This has led to speculation that perhaps Xi is facing headwinds within the Party over his handling of the crisis - and that this might be an opportunity for Li, who may have very different ideas about where to go with the economy.”
www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/6/1/chinas...
Type of Source: News
Type of Source: News
