Xi Jinping’s entrenched control over the Chinese Communist Party, the state presidency, and the Central Military Commission continues to drive the overwhelming market view that he will remain in power through 2027. Ongoing anti-corruption purges within the People’s Liberation Army and senior party ranks, directed from the top, have removed potential rivals and consolidated loyalty without evidence of organized opposition. Attention now centers on the 21st Party Congress expected later in 2027, widely anticipated as the venue for Xi to begin a fourth term rather than any handover. No major health disclosures, public dissent, or institutional challenges have surfaced in recent months to shift this assessment. Although a sudden health crisis or elite fracture remains theoretically possible, the current absence of succession signals or power struggles supports the prevailing trader consensus on continuity.