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Ren Zhiqiang
![Behind Xi Jinping’s Steely Façade, a Leadership Crisis Is Smoldering in China Behind Xi Jinping’s Steely Façade, a Leadership Crisis Is Smoldering in China](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-10-08-12.jpg)
Behind Xi Jinping’s Steely Façade, a Leadership Crisis Is Smoldering in China
By Sarah Cook
Recent party purges suggest ebbing confidence in the all-powerful chairman.
![Critic of Chinese Leader Sentenced to 18 Years in Graft Case Critic of Chinese Leader Sentenced to 18 Years in Graft Case](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-china-flag-prison2.jpg)
Critic of Chinese Leader Sentenced to 18 Years in Graft Case
By Associated Press
Real estate mogul Ren Zhiqiang had been outspoken on issues from censorship to COVID-19. Now he’s in prison on corruption charges.
![Amid Signs of Xi’s Weakness, Appeals for Detained Activists Get Results Amid Signs of Xi’s Weakness, Appeals for Detained Activists Get Results](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-02-28_21-08-28.jpg)
Amid Signs of Xi’s Weakness, Appeals for Detained Activists Get Results
By Sarah Cook
"China’s censors, secret police, and even President Xi Jinping may not be as all-powerful as they appear."
![The CCP's Uneasy Relationship With China's Private Sector The CCP's Uneasy Relationship With China's Private Sector](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-01-29_18-55-12.jpg)
The CCP's Uneasy Relationship With China's Private Sector
By Jonathan Dove
China needs the private sector to prosper, but its unpredictability continues to worry the CCP.
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