Insiders Say Xi Jinping Faces 3 Major Political Crises

One of the threats to Xi is rival CCP factions—princelings seeking reform and hardline ultra-left Maoists—joining forces to oppose him.

Chinese security guards look at military delegates during the speech of Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the Communist Party's 19th Congress in Beijing on Oct. 18, 2017. Fred Dufour/AFP via Getty Images

Analysis

Rumors of power struggles among the top ranks of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) continue to surface, with signs of their intensity escalating, placing CCP leader Xi Jinping in the midst of several political crises.