Age and health issues can erode someone's power. But news like this are a dime a dozen. They might be right but this is propaganda 101. Eventually the predictio

Age and health issues can erode someone's power. But news like this are a dime a dozen. They might be right but this is propaganda 101. Eventually the prediction comes true and the news outlet can pin a medal to their chest. Every once in a while they get to throw one about the enemy or any world leader out into the world and see if it sticks. Here's the Economist being super worried about Xi's grip on power [1]. [1] https://www.economist.com/china/2025/07/20/xi-jinping-is-growing-more-elusive https://www.economist.com/china/2025/07/20/xi-jinping-is-gro...