Analysis: Elders stay faithful to Deng over 'reformer Xi Jinping'
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. He was the 2014 recipient of the Vaughn-Ueda International Journalist prize.
What can be called a "revolt against reformer Xi Jinping" took place behind closed doors this summer, dealing a setback to the supreme leader and his allies.