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Hefty Conclusions

| LS Staff |

Academia Sinica researchers analyzed a decade of Xi Jinping’s speeches and military parades using artificial intelligence — not for political language, mind you, but to assess his health. The study concluded that China’s leader shows “normal aging” despite weight gain. Commonwealth (天下) magazine cited the research during last week’s military parade coverage, contradicting speculation by some observers about Xi’s rapid health deterioration.

Screenshot from the Commonwealth report on Xi’s health.

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