Analysis: Xi topples old mayor often likened to a toy that won't fall down

In purging the retired Huang Qifan, who remains influential in economic matters, Xi Jinping has moved to silence other elders who might start talking about China's struggling economy. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters and Getty Images) Setting his sights on a fourth term, Xi warns retired economic officials to stay mum Katsuji Nakazawa is a Tokyo-based senior staff and editorial writer at Nikkei. He spent seven years in China as a correspondent and later as China bureau chief and was the 2014 recipient of the Vaughn-Ueda International Journalist prize.