Are Xi Jinping's Days Numbered?

Are Xi Jinping's Days Numbered?

Author: Geopolitical Futures - Geopolitics from George Friedman and his team at GPF July 15, 2025 Duration: 39:44

For this episode of Talking Geopolitics, we turn our attention to China, where President Xi Jinping has been busy intensifying a crackdown on high-ranking officials. But although China's president may seem like a permanent feature on the global stage, a shaky Chinese economy and circling rivals means that his rule is far from secure. Geopolitical Futures analyst and China expert, Victoria Herczegh, has been writing about this issue for GPF subscribers on our website, and now she joins host Christian Smith to discuss what lies behind Xi's purges, what keeps him up at night, and what might happen when Xi leaves office.


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