China’s Xi and CCP Under Growing Pressure

Xi Jinping faces growing internal pressure despite tight control over the economy and Chinese society.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping (center) is applauded as he arrives at the closing session of China's rubber-stamp legislature, the National People's Congress, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 11, 2024. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images

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The conventional wisdom that Xi Jinping has a firm grip over the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its key institutions is likely true–until it isn’t.