Four Chinese journalists have been suspended after inadvertently – and incorrectly – announcing the resignation of president Xi Jinping. A typographical error in the opening sentence of a report about Xi’s recent tour of Africa meant that instead of informing readers about a “speech” (zhi ci) given by China's commander-in-chief, reporters referred to his resignation (ci zhi). The reporters worked for the official state news agency.
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