Beijing's Succession Crisis: Why Replacing Xi Could Threaten the CCP

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After 14 years in power, Xi has no designated successor. His military leadership has been decimated by purges. Questions about his health are mounting. And his political opponents face an extraordinary dilemma: Keep Xi in power and risk going down with him—or remove him and potentially destabilize the entire regime.
But there's another problem. Who would even want Xi's job?
His successor would inherit a struggling economy, a fractured military, mounting international tensions, and a political system built around one man.
Lei examines Xi's succession trap, growing questions about military loyalty, and the political implications of Xi's reported health concerns.
Has Xi made himself too powerful to replace—and the CCP too dependent on him to survive his departure?

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