Friday, September 14, 2012

China's President In Waiting Has A "Bad Back"

Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping arrives for the opening ceremony of the World Peace Forum held in Beijing in this July 7, 2012 file photo. Jinping skipped several meetings with foreign leaders and dignitaries, and had not been seen in public for eleven days as of September 12. A source close to the leadership told Reuters that Xi had injured his back while going for a daily swim. Ng Han Guan / Reuters files

Exclusive: China's Xi Recovering From Bad Back, Could Appear Soon - Sources -- Reuter

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping could make a public appearance as early as Saturday as he recovers from a bad back, sources said, dispelling rumors about his health after he dropped out of sight at the start of this month.

Xi has been out of the public eye for almost two weeks and has skipped meetings with foreign leaders and dignitaries, including U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Chinese government officials have repeatedly refused to say what happened to him, fuelling speculation that has included Xi suffering a heart attack, a stroke, emergency cancer surgery and even an attempted assassination.

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More News On China's Xi Recovering From A Bad Back

China's Missing Vice President Expected to Reappear on Saturday -- The Atlantic
Xi Jinping could make appearance this weekend to quash health rumours -- The Guardian
Maybe China's Missing Heir Apparent Just Has A Bad Back -- Matthew Yglesias, Slate
Off-Script Scramble for Power in a Chinese Leader’s Absence -- New York Times
Heart Attack Is No Reason to Disappear in China -- William Pesek, Bloomberg
China's Public Confidence Crisis -- Colonel Brian Killough, The Atlantic

My Comment: If he has a bad back .... he should be back in the public eye this weekend or next week. If not .... something big is happening in the Chinese leadership.

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