Analysis: Question mark hangs over Xi Jinping regime's strength
Katsuji Nakazawa is a Tokyo-based senior staff and editorial writer at Nikkei. He spent seven years in China as a correspondent and later as China bureau chief. He was the 2014 recipient of the Vaughn-Ueda International Journalist prize.
In a bizarre turn of events that raises questions about the strength and stability of Chinese President Xi Jinping's administration, no announcement has been made through official media outlets about whether a key monthly meeting was held in May.
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