In March 2019, during Xi's visit to Italy, his walk was observed to be unusual with a noticeable limp, and later in France, during the same tour, he was seen taking support while trying to sit down.
Digital Desk: Chinese President Xi Jinping is suffering from a ‘cerebral aneurysm’ and had to be hospitalized as per media reports.
As per medical definition, the cerebral or intracranial aneurysm is an abnormal focal dilation of an artery in the brain that results from a weakening of the inner muscular layer (the intima) of a blood vessel wall. The vessel develops a "blister-like" dilation that can become thin and rupture without warning. The resultant bleeding into the space around the brain is called a subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH). This kind of haemorrhage can lead to a stroke, coma and/or death.
Sources said that President Xi Jinping preferred to be treated with traditional Chinese medicine rather than go for surgery, which softens the blood vessels and shrinks aneurysms.
There has been speculation about Xi's health as he has avoided meeting foreign leaders since the outbreak of COVID-19 until the Beijing Winter Olympics.
In March 2019, during Xi's visit to Italy, his walk was observed to be unusual with a noticeable limp, and later in France, during the same tour, he was seen taking support while trying to sit down.
In a similar incident, during an address to the public in Shenzhen in October 2020, his delay in appearance, slow speech, and coughing spree again led to speculation about his ill health.
These reports come into light as China's economy is under a lot of strain due to oil and gas price hikes and disruption to the supply chain caused by the Ukraine conflict, and strict implementation of the zero-COVID policy.
As Xi prepares to get re-elected for a third five-year term later this year, he has made an attempt to paint China as more prosperous, influential, and stable under his rule.
The country's officials, who till a few months ago were ferociously advertising a new era of "Common Prosperity" thumping penance on tech behemoths and wealthy celebrities, have shifted their pivot to keeping the economy sturdy and growing, for now.
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