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Rumours swirl as China’s Xi vanishes

By Jamil Anderlini in Beijing

Where is Xi Jinping? The man anointed to take the helm of the world’s second-largest economy and most populous nation seems to have disappeared with just weeks to go before he is due to be officially elevated to lead the Chinese Communist Party.
Over the last week Mr Xi has cancelled at least four scheduled meetings with visiting dignitaries, including a Russian delegation, the prime minister of Singapore and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton last Wednesday, and the prime minister of Denmark, whom he was scheduled to meet on Monday.
An official account did not list him among the attendees at an unscheduled meeting held last Friday by China’s central military commission, of which Mr Xi is vice-chairman.
Mr Xi’s mysterious disappearance has sparked fevered speculation about his whereabouts and political infighting just months after the purge of senior Chinese leader Bo Xilai shook the ruling party and led to rumours of an attempted coup.