A giant portrait of Chinese President Xi Jinping is carried atop a float at a parade to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China at Beijing's Tiananmen Square on Oct. 1. © Getty Images

Behind the bamboo curtain: Beijing rings with clues of Xi power struggle

Subtle news articles point to president's battle with Deng Xiaoping's proteges

KATSUJI NAKAZAWA, Nikkei senior staff writer

October 3, 2019 11:35 JST

BEIJING -- President Xi Jinping as well as his predecessors Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao appeared on the Tiananmen rostrum in Beijing under tight security on Tuesday, the 70th anniversary of communist China's birth.

They watched a military parade, the first in the Chinese capital in four years and the highlight of the day's celebrations.