Amid Challenges to His Authority, Xi Appeals for Loyalty

Amid Challenges to His Authority, Xi Appeals for Loyalty
Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping visits Huoshenshan Hospital in Wuhan, the epicenter of the CCP virus outbreak, Hubei Province, China, on March 10, 2020. Xie Huanchi/Xinhua via Reuters
Alexander Zhang
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping, whose authority has been badly dented due to his regime’s mishandling of the coronavirus outbreak, has urged Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials to remain loyal to his leadership.