Why Xi Jinping Is Continuing to Centralize Power

Soldiers of the People's Liberation Army's Honor Guard Battalion wear protective masks as they stand at attention in front of a photo of Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping at their barracks outside the Forbidden City, near Tiananmen Square, in Beijing, on May 20, 2020. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images

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During China’s top political annual meetings, the weeklong “Two Sessions” that concluded on March 11, Chinese leader Xi Jinping made new moves to centralize power, sparking widespread concern at home and abroad.