Just days after the white paper protests, the government gave in and abandoned zero-Covid. The success shows the protesters: change is possible. But before Xi Jinping's power starts to show cracks, a lot would have to happen.
By Marcel Grzanna
At the funeral service for former state and party leader Jiang Zemin, Xi Jinping paid tribute to his predecessor without relativizing Jiang's achievements to his own benefit – or even distancing himself from him.
By Frank Sieren