Analysis: Reoccurring Rare Hiccups During ‘Two Sessions’ Add to China’s Perplexing Political Climate

Xi Jinping is under question by the party, a potential risk to his position, political observers say

Security stand at the doorway as a delgate walks in the auditorium before the opening of the NPC, or National People’s Congress at the Great Hall of the People on March 5, 2024 in Beijing, China. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images

News Analysis

The ongoing Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) two sessions have been increasingly marked by attention-grabbing anomalies, including rare episodes like CCP leader Xi Jinping’s minutes-long lecture to a senior official, a black sedan barging into the main gate of Zhongnanhai, and a woman rushing to the podium at a press conference.