Chinese State Council to Face Huge Personnel Changes, Indicating Xi Jinping’s Purge of Li Keqiang’s Influence

The Chinese Communist Party's infighting mode may cause internal conflicts in the Xi factions: Analysis

Party leader Xi Jinping votes at the closing of the 19th Communist Party Congress in Beijing, China, on Oct. 24, 2017. Lintao Zhang/Getty Images

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The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) State Council is reportedly carrying on large-scale personnel alternatives, with almost all the current leaderships expected to be shunned. Experts believe that the move partly suggests a deep grudge between the CCP head Xi Jinping and premier Li Keqiang.