Xi Jinping's Health in Question: Former Tibetan Leader Makes Claim of Heart Attacks

A new claim about Chinese President Xi Jinping's health has emerged, raising questions about the country's leadership and succession plans. Lobsang Sangay, a former leader of Tibet's government-in-exile, has claimed that Xi Jinping suffered at least two, and perhaps three, heart attacks. Sangay said he was informed of this by a senior former Chinese official whom he met during an hour-long conversation. This claim was made during an ANI podcast with Smita Prakash on September 3. Sangay also spoke about Xi's grip on the Chinese Communist Party, the ouster of senior military officials, and China's growing succession crisis. However, there is no independent evidence in available reports to confirm that Xi has suffered a heart attack. This discrepancy is important because Sangay's statements are based on an anonymous allegation rather than a definitive medical report. Xi, the chairman of the China Democracy Party (CDP), also wrote in a tweet that Xi landed on a special plane from Beijing on August 30.