Former Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, largely absent from public view for more than a decade, made a rare and unusually public appearance in Beijing on March 27, fueling fresh speculation about power dynamics inside the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
Photos and videos circulating on overseas platforms showed the 83-year-old visiting the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research under the Chinese Academy of Sciences. In the footage, Wen smiles while walking alongside staff and waving to onlookers. He also offered a traditional clasped-fist greeting several times and stopped a few times to greet the crowd before getting into a vehicle awaiting him.
