Missing cadres, absent slogans: Decoding China’s fifth plenum
China’s fifth plenum offered few clues about succession, but its low attendance, continuing military vacancies and conspicuous omission of familiar political slogans reveal much about the state of Xi Jinping’s party and the challenges ahead of the 21st Party Congress in 2027. EAI researcher Zhou Na gives her analysis. Add ThinkChina as a preferred source…