China Roiled by Rumors and Questions About Absent Heir Apparent Xi Jinping
Missing Heir Apparent
Vice President Xi Jinping’s high-profile absence has sparked plausible as well as wacky rumors, including that he was an assassination target. Melinda Liu reports.
What happened to Xi Jinping? After the unusual, week-long disappearance from public view of China’s vice president and heir apparent, the state of his health is, well, less than apparent.
