Katsuji Nakazawa is a Tokyo-based senior staff and editorial writer at Nikkei. He spent seven years in China as a correspondent and later as China bureau chief. He was the 2014 recipient of the Vaughn-Ueda International Journalist prize.

Chinese President Xi Jinping's personality cult is weakening, something the country's military brass appears determined to highlight. (Source photos by Yusuke Hinata and CCTV)
State media avoids putting a spotlight on Xi as his personality cult weakens