Xi Jinping’s entrenched position as general secretary, president, and Central Military Commission chairman drives the 95.7 percent trader consensus against his removal before 2027. Ongoing anti-corruption purges of senior party and PLA officials have reinforced centralized control rather than signaling weakness, while preparations for the 21st Party Congress in late 2027 focus on endorsing a fourth term amid the absence of any designated successor or organized opposition. Institutional norms such as age-based retirement apply mainly to subordinates, and recent leadership gatherings show continuity in Xi’s priorities on party discipline and military modernization. Although sudden health developments or elite fractures could theoretically alter the trajectory, current elite alignments and procedural timelines indicate low near-term disruption risk.