The removal of Xi’s alleged ex and a high-ranking mistress hints at a power struggle

The removal of Xi’s alleged ex and a high-ranking mistress hints at a power struggle

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They weren’t just influential — one is rumored to be Xi Jinping’s former lover, the other the mistress of a top official in his inner circle. Now, both have vanished from the political stage. In the secretive world of Chinese elite politics, nothing happens by chance. Their simultaneous downfall is more than gossip — it’s a signal. A sign that Xi Jinping’s grip on power may no longer be as unshakable as it once seemed.

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