All Eyes on Beijing’s Annual Reshuffle of Military Chiefs Amid Signs of Xi’s Waning Power

Top military personnel changes need endorsement at the Party’s 4th Plenary Session, for which a date is yet to be set.
All Eyes on Beijing’s Annual Reshuffle of Military Chiefs Amid Signs of Xi’s Waning Power
Officers of China's military and police arrive for the third plenary session of China's rubber-stamp legislature, the National People's Congress, in Beijing on March 12, 2019. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images
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As infighting within the top echelons of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) intensifies, many China watchers are wondering whether Chinese leader Xi Jinping is still in power and really in control, especially of the military.