FOREIGN AFFAIRS China’s official media hints at power struggle in Beijing*

Commentaries appearing in the official Chinese media hint at a power struggle in the upper echelons of the Chinese Communist Party. The party is facing unprecedented pressure as a result of the slowing economy and the stockmarket collapse that has damaged the savings of millions of China’s new middle class. Not to mention its pathetic response to the horrific explosion in central Tianjin in which over 100 people died.


President Xi Jinping, right,
with Barack Obama&#1…

Sorry, you don’t have access to this content. Please log in or email [email protected] for help.