Vice chairman of the Central Military Commission and vice chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People’s Republic of China Zhang Youxia leaves after delivering his speech during the opening ceremony of the 19th Western Pacific Naval Symposium in Qingdao, China’s Shandong province on April 22, 2024. (Photo by WANG Zhao / AFP) Photo by WANG ZHAO/AFP via Getty ImagesNews AnalysisThe unexplained absence of several senior Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and military officials from a high-level political seminar this week has sparked speculation among China analysts, underscoring the opacity of internal CCP power struggles.
Unexplained Absences of Senior Chinese Officials Fuel Power-Struggle Speculation
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