606 Grand ambition: Xi Jinping is making a determined bid to secure Chinaâs three top and most powerful posts for the third time. Reuters
Jayadeva Ranade
President, Centre for China Analysis and Strategy
WITH less than two years to go for the 20th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) scheduled in the latter half of 2022 the political climate in China is beginning to hint at some uncertainty. The popular perception that Chinese President Xi Jinping, who heads most of the Communist Party’s powerful small central groups is the ‘Chairman of everything’, could be questioned. This is despite the official Chinese media’s sustained efforts to project Xi Jinping and his activities almost double the number of times than his two immediate predecessors.