PoliticsXi's third-term plans in focus ahead of China's party conclave
Beidaihe locked down for annual meeting, but president's attendance not assured
Chinese President Xi Jinping stood front and center at the Communist Party's 100th anniversary on July 1, while former party chief Jiang Zemin was notably absent. © Xinhua/Kyodo
TSUKASA HADANO, Nikkei staff writer
BEIJING -- As the annual conclave of Chinese Communist Party heavyweights in Beidaihe draws near, speculation is swirling over President Xi Jinping's plans for top appointments going into his expected third term -- and about whether Xi will even attend the gathering at all.