There’s increased speculation about the health of China’s Vice President, amid reports he hasn’t been seen in public for 9 days.
Xi Jinping cancelled two high profile meetings in recent days – he failed to meet Hillary Clinton last week and yesterday cancelled a meeting with Denmark’s visiting prime minister.
The events come at a highly sensitive time with China’s communist leaders preparing to hand over to a new generation, expected to be headed by Mr Xi who led a high profile delegation on a trade visit to County Clare and Dublin last February.