Chinese leader amasses power, hits 'perfect storm'

The yuan, China 's market, and global confidence in Beijing are all dropping. It's not an easy time to be the leader of the world's second-biggest economy. President Xi Jinping has consolidated more power within his country than any other Chinese leader since the early '90s, just in time for a major economic slowdown and financial markets turmoil. With turbulence in the yuan (Exchange: CNY=), ...