Renewed Appearances of Xi Jinping’s Wife Sparks Speculation of Political Participation

Renewed Appearances of Xi Jinping’s Wife Sparks Speculation of Political Participation
A file image of Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinse leader Xi Jinping, in Manchester, England on Oct. 23, 2015. Phil Noble/WPA Pool/Getty Images
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Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping, has been making official appearances and a high-profile media interview during the past three months after a period of laying low.

Peng’s recent activities have been widely publicized by the regime’s own media who especially made great fanfare of an interview she gave to Messenger, a magazine for UNESCO, which coincided with the sixth plenum of the 19th CCP Central Committee held Nov. 8–11.

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Jessica Mao
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Jessica Mao is a writer for The Epoch Times with a focus on China-related topics. She began writing for the Chinese-language edition in 2009.
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