Xi Jinping’s tumultuous relations with the CCP princelings

Xi Jinping’s tumultuous relations with the CCP princelings

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Chinese leader Xi Jinping, whose father was a vice premier under Mao, is a red princeling. During Xi's early days of rule, he relied on the support of the princelings to consolidate power and take down political opponents. In recent years, his relations with other red descendents have soured. The Princelings have now become Xi's most formidable opposition force.