Is Xi Jinping losing power?

CHINA ADVISORY - Report 21 Jul 2025 by Andrew Collier

There’s been a lot of recent chatter about a possible decline in Xi Jinping’s power and what this means for the leadership of China. The arguments are divided: some analysts are convinced Xi’s been unofficially demoted, while others believe we are reading the tea leaves incorrectly. I tend to think this is less about Xi's losing power than a reorganization of the way China is governed. Is this good or bad for China and for geopolitics?

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