Posted on 09/11/2012 5:57:48 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
Chinese Mystery: Where Is Xi Jinping? .
By JEREMY PAGE, FLEMMING EMIL HANSEN and JOSH CHIN
BEIJING—Speculation gathered steam about the health and whereabouts of the man expected to take the reins as China's top leader in a matter of weeks as Chinese authorities keep their usual tight grip on information about the nation's leaders.
. Monday, Chinese authorities failed to explain why Vice President Xi Jinping, who hasn't been seen in public since Sept. 1, had missed another meeting with a visiting foreign dignitary, Denmark's prime minister.
Rumors that all wasn't well with 59-year-old Mr. Xi were sparked last week when he skipped a meeting with visiting U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the last minute. The government declined to provide a clear explanation for that highly unusual move.
The mystery adds to an already tense atmosphere ahead of once-a-decade leadership transition expected to kick into gear in a few weeks. President Hu Jintao is due to hand over to Mr. Xi his most powerful post, as Communist Party chief.
Despite government efforts to crack down on online commentary, Mr. Xi was the subject of speculation on fast-moving microblogs, which work like Twitter.
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Pei Ping
He’s suddenly decided to go for a hike on the Appalachian Trail.
Hu's on first. Xi's on second. And I Don't Know is on third.
Maybe they discovered his wife killed an Englishman?
Maybe they discovered his wife killed an Englishman?
Or he ran off with Helen Thomas.:-)
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