BEIJING -- With Chinese President Xi Jinping set to stay on beyond his second term, regional politicians in their 40s are jockeying for future leadership against older figures previously thought to be next in line.
Regional leaders born in the 1970s have drawn notice at the ongoing National People's Congress with their effusive praise for Xi, as it begins to appear that the "post-Xi" or "sixth" generation comprised of Communist Party officials who were born during the prior decade may be skipped over for top leadership positions.
