Predicting Xi’s actions is extremely problematic. China is a very complicated place, made even more complicated by the darkness of the inner workings of the CCP. Nobody knows what is going on in the upper echelons of Beijing. Guessing is the best we can do. The CCP is totally unpredictable, except that it will do what it perceives is best for itself. EXACTLY “what it perceives is best for itself,” and when, is the enigma.