Where is China’s ‘crown prince’, Xi Jinping?
Where is Xi Jinping? I don’t normally report rumours, but when it comes to the Chinese Communist Party the rumours have become the story, writes Lindsey Hilsum.
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Channel 4 News International Editor Lindsey Hilsum reports from China ahead of the Chinese Communist Party’s 18th Party Congress in Beijing, 8 – 15 November.
Where is Xi Jinping? I don’t normally report rumours, but when it comes to the Chinese Communist Party the rumours have become the story, writes Lindsey Hilsum.
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