Politics & ideology
Xi Jinping
1 confirmed rewrite episode; the largest by persistence-weighted mass had a 88.6% durable-spine drop. Wording shifted clearly.
Something to inspect — not a judgment of bias or bad faith.
Overview
Use this briefing to choose what to inspect. The tabs contain the underlying comparisons.
Open the live English Wikipedia article ↗Largest by persistence-weighted mass: 88.6% durable-spine drop. See Rewrite for exact revision receipts.
Different websites cited: 21 → 2. We do not rate those sites. See Citations.
Did editors fight over it?
The page was not dominated by back-and-forth undoing. A quiet rewrite can still matter — it just means few people fought it on the page. About 6,721 recorded revisions in the measure.
Who wrote today’s text?
Half of the wording still on the page is about 2.6 years old or newer. 51.3% was written in the last 3 years. The ten most active accounts wrote 81.6% of what is there now (a fairly small group of accounts wrote much of the current text; 576 different accounts overall). Snapshot data on this page runs through 2026-07-01.This is background only — a small group of writers is common on specialist pages.
Available evidence: Rewrite, Vocabulary, Citations, Framing, Facts, Versions.
1 confirmed rewrite episodeA bounded window in which established wording was substantially replaced.
Events bounded by stable revisions where long-lived wording was substantially replaced.
Snapshot corpus through 2026-07-01 (revision 1362102753).
Candidates and exact outcomes
The detector scored 42 interval rows and sent 2 candidate windows to exact checking: 1 confirmed, 1 rejected. A candidate window can span multiple interval rows, so rows marked as candidates do not equal the rewrite episode count.
Persistence-weighted changeThe share of wording lost, weighted so text that survived more snapshots counts more. by interval
Each row reports established wording lost, standing wording gained, and paired change as a replacement lead. The bar shows loss for continuity with earlier reports. Below-floor anomalies remain descriptive evidence but cannot receive exact confirmation. A coverage gap is shown descriptively but excluded from detector decisions. Candidate-window labels report the exact revision-level decision for the broader window containing that interval.
How the detector reached this state
- 1 · Coarse scanA snapshot comparison that finds candidate windows for closer inspection.Candidate signal foundThe coarse scan found a deletion-heavy window worth exact checking.
- 2 · Interval scoring42 intervals scoredThe bars below show persistence-weighted wording loss for each interval.
- 3 · Exact checkA revision-level test of whether a candidate window's durable spine collapsed.1 rewrite episode confirmedRevision-level checking found the required durable wording replacement.
- 2006-01-01Loss 0.4%, Gain 620.7%, Replacement lead 0.4%1 removed · 1,471 added PWRDescriptive anomaly: below exact-check floor
- 2006-07-01Loss 0.1%, Gain 0.1%, Replacement lead 0.1%3 removed · 2 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
- 2007-01-01Loss 23.8%, Gain 82.6%, Replacement lead 23.8%867 removed · 3,011 added PWRConfirmed candidate window: 2006-07-01 → 2008-07-01
- 2007-07-01Loss 85.6%, Gain 12.6%, Replacement lead 12.6%6,068 removed · 890 added PWRConfirmed candidate window: 2006-07-01 → 2008-07-01
- 2008-01-01Loss 25.8%, Gain 53.0%, Replacement lead 25.8%606 removed · 1,245 added PWRConfirmed candidate window: 2006-07-01 → 2008-07-01
- 2008-07-01Loss 31.4%, Gain 24.2%, Replacement lead 24.2%1,254 removed · 968 added PWRConfirmed candidate window: 2006-07-01 → 2008-07-01
- 2009-01-01Loss 4.3%, Gain 2.7%, Replacement lead 2.7%222 removed · 136 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
- 2009-07-01Loss 4.8%, Gain 14.5%, Replacement lead 4.8%352 removed · 1,054 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
- 2010-01-01Loss 6.9%, Gain 15.0%, Replacement lead 6.9%708 removed · 1,537 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
- 2010-07-01Loss 0.2%, Gain 1.2%, Replacement lead 0.2%35 removed · 172 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
- 2011-01-01Loss 6.9%, Gain 8.3%, Replacement lead 6.9%1,286 removed · 1,541 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
- 2011-07-01Loss 0.8%, Gain 2.5%, Replacement lead 0.8%192 removed · 584 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
- 2012-01-01Loss 3.0%, Gain 1.7%, Replacement lead 1.7%889 removed · 503 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
- 2012-07-01Loss 9.3%, Gain 6.4%, Replacement lead 6.4%3,241 removed · 2,236 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
- 2013-01-01Loss 10.1%, Gain 8.8%, Replacement lead 8.8%4,005 removed · 3,475 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
- 2013-07-01Loss 12.3%, Gain 8.7%, Replacement lead 8.7%5,650 removed · 4,002 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
- 2014-01-01Loss 1.7%, Gain 2.0%, Replacement lead 1.7%910 removed · 1,036 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
- 2014-07-01Loss 1.3%, Gain 2.5%, Replacement lead 1.3%856 removed · 1,641 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
- 2015-01-01Loss 14.4%, Gain 7.8%, Replacement lead 7.8%11,258 removed · 6,113 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
- 2015-07-01Loss 4.6%, Gain 5.5%, Replacement lead 4.6%3,938 removed · 4,717 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
- 2016-01-01Loss 7.4%, Gain 4.0%, Replacement lead 4.0%7,645 removed · 4,108 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
- 2016-07-01Loss 1.7%, Gain 2.0%, Replacement lead 1.7%1,992 removed · 2,404 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
- 2017-01-01Loss 8.9%, Gain 2.1%, Replacement lead 2.1%12,617 removed · 2,929 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
- 2017-07-01Loss 1.4%, Gain 9.4%, Replacement lead 1.4%2,113 removed · 14,687 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
- 2018-01-01Loss 2.0%, Gain 2.1%, Replacement lead 2.0%3,964 removed · 4,016 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
- 2018-07-01Loss 3.6%, Gain 2.8%, Replacement lead 2.8%7,902 removed · 6,200 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
- 2019-01-01Loss 3.5%, Gain 1.7%, Replacement lead 1.7%8,629 removed · 4,192 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
- 2019-07-01Loss 1.3%, Gain 0.8%, Replacement lead 0.8%3,731 removed · 2,115 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
- 2020-01-01Loss 21.6%, Gain 8.5%, Replacement lead 8.5%67,422 removed · 26,471 added PWRMeasured anomaly: exact check pending
- 2020-07-01Loss 4.3%, Gain 5.3%, Replacement lead 4.3%12,997 removed · 16,073 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
- 2021-01-01Loss 1.5%, Gain 1.3%, Replacement lead 1.3%5,244 removed · 4,647 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
- 2021-07-01Loss 0.9%, Gain 0.9%, Replacement lead 0.9%3,732 removed · 3,917 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
- 2022-01-01Loss 47.0%, Gain 0.3%, Replacement lead 0.3%226,155 removed · 1,546 added PWRRejected candidate window: 2021-07-01 → 2022-01-01
- 2022-07-01Loss 2.9%, Gain 88.7%, Replacement lead 2.9%8,396 removed · 257,892 added PWRMeasured anomaly: exact check pending
- 2023-01-01Loss 17.6%, Gain 6.6%, Replacement lead 6.6%100,835 removed · 37,843 added PWRMeasured anomaly: exact check pending
- 2023-07-01Loss 4.5%, Gain 2.8%, Replacement lead 2.8%25,780 removed · 15,762 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
- 2024-01-01Loss 9.9%, Gain 2.3%, Replacement lead 2.3%63,649 removed · 14,673 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
- 2024-07-01Loss 16.2%, Gain 1.2%, Replacement lead 1.2%111,447 removed · 8,164 added PWRMeasured anomaly: exact check pending
- 2025-01-01Loss 10.4%, Gain 3.3%, Replacement lead 3.3%69,593 removed · 22,006 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
- 2025-07-01Loss 4.8%, Gain 3.5%, Replacement lead 3.5%33,699 removed · 24,655 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
- 2026-01-01Loss 12.5%, Gain 2.2%, Replacement lead 2.2%96,686 removed · 16,848 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
- 2026-07-01Loss 17.9%, Gain 2.2%, Replacement lead 2.2%140,273 removed · 17,224 added PWRMeasured anomaly: exact check pending
Exact candidate decisions
Every coarse lead and its revision-level decision, including rejected candidates. RedlinesA before-and-after view showing wording removed and added. compare the full candidate window.
| Candidate window | Exact outcome | Coarse signal |
|---|---|---|
| 2006-07-01 → 2008-07-01Redline unavailable | Confirmed: 88.6% durable-spine dropExact pair: 2007-03-16T08:32:46Z → 2007-03-16T08:50:39Z · 17 minutes | coarse interval · 86% persistence-weighted loss · 8,795 PWR massThe absolute persistence-weighted amount of text lost. |
| 2021-07-01 → 2022-01-01Redline unavailable | Rejected: 0.8% durable-spine drop, below the required 20.0%Exact pair: 2021-10-01T17:36:18Z → 2021-10-03T02:23:44Z | coarse interval · 47% persistence-weighted loss · 226,155 PWR massThe absolute persistence-weighted amount of text lost. |
Exact-event attribution: revisions 115514713 → 115516297
3,836 tokensOne tracked unit of text, usually a word or punctuation mark. removed · 335 surviving replacement tokens · Colipon was associated with 100.0% of removals · Colipon was the origin author of 100.0% of surviving replacement text.
Attribution describes public revision-history associations and origin authorship. It does not establish bias, motive, or misconduct.
Which words grew or shrank?
Words that became more common or less common between the compared versions. Handy for noticing a shift in topic or tone — not a score of bias.
Comparing rev 115514713 -> rev 115516297 (exact confirmation). Rough word count: 1,811 → 295. Overall: wording shifted clearly.
Used more afterward
- career1 → 3
- current1 → 2
- popular1 → 2
- political8 → 6
- positions3 → 2
- rose3 → 2
- shaanxi3 → 2
- figure5 → 3
- alternate2 → 1
- attack2 → 1
- attractive2 → 1
- base2 → 1
Used less afterward
- htm16 → 0
- english13 → 0
- hangzhou12 → 0
- congress11 → 0
- news11 → 0
- chairman10 → 0
- former10 → 0
- standing10 → 0
- excerpt8 → 0
- meeting8 → 0
- acting7 → 0
- beijing7 → 0
These are the standout words, not a full dictionary of the article. Boring markup words are filtered out. Treat this as a hint, not a conclusion.
How the footnotes changed
How the article's own footnotes changed across the rewrite: which websites and books were cited more or less. We only show the mix — we do not rate sources as good or bad.
Looking at rev 115514713 → rev 115516297 (exact confirmation, 2007-03-16 → 2007-03-16): 0 websites were cited more (or newly), 20 less (or dropped). Number of footnotes: 0 → 1. Different websites: 21 → 2.
Mix of citation types: — → —.
| cited more often | before → after |
|---|---|
| none in top list | |
| cited less often | before → after |
|---|---|
| news.xinhuanet.com | 5 → 0 |
| china.org.cn | 3 → 0 |
| chinavitae.com | 3 → 1 |
| austhink.org | 2 → 0 |
| ft.com | 2 → 0 |
| washingtonpost.com | 2 → 0 |
| usinfo.state.gov | 1 → 0 |
| en.wikipedia.org | 1 → 0 |
| chinaeconomicreview.com | 1 → 0 |
| english.people.com.cn | 1 → 0 |
| usatoday.com | 1 → 0 |
| boston.com | 1 → 0 |
Counted from the article’s own footnotes. We list domains only — we do not call any source trustworthy or untrustworthy.
Cross-language lead comparison
How the opening of the article presents the topic in different languages. Disagreement is a reason to read carefully, not a final answer.
The English lead changed in several specific ways during this window: it replaced 'cave' with the Chinese term 'Yaodong', added explicit mention of Uyghur internment in Xinjiang under human rights deterioration, added a new sentence about Xi's political thought being incorporated into party and national constitutions, and softened 'members' to 'a member' regarding purged Politburo Standing Committee officials. The Thai lead in this window shows no corresponding textual changes to these specific points, remaining essentially the same before and after, so these are cases of English evolving while Thai's older, differently structured lead (e.g., giving specific CMC vice chairmanship dates) persisted unchanged with no comparable content on Xinjiang or the constitution mention.
Compared matched historical revisions around the L1 candidate window from 2021-07-01 to 2022-01-01.
Languages compared: en, th.
Version receipts: en: en before / en after · th: th before / th after
| topic | how they compare | English change | other language(s) change | languages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Living quarters in Liangjiahe | English converged | Before: lived in a cave in the village of Liangjiahe “lived in a cave in the village of Liangjiahe, where he joined the CCP and worked as the party secretary” After: lived in a Yaodong in the village of Liangjiahe “lived in a Yaodong in the village of Liangjiahe, where he joined the CCP and worked as the party secretary” | Before: not present “no quotation” After: not present “no quotation” | TH |
| Uyghur internment mention | English moved away | Before: a deterioration in human rights, the cult of personality developing around him “a deterioration in human rights, the cult of personality developing around him, and the r” After: a deterioration in human rights including the internment of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang, the cult of personality developing around him “a deterioration in human rights including the internment of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang, the cult of personality developing around him” | Before: not present “no quotation” After: not present “no quotation” | TH |
| Xi's political thought in constitutions | English moved away | Before: not present “no quotation” After: Xi's political thoughts have been incorporated into the party and national constitutions. “Xi's political thoughts have been incorporated into the party and national constitutions.” | Before: not present “no quotation” After: not present “no quotation” | TH |
| Number of purged Politburo Standing Committee members | English moved away | Before: including members of the Politburo Standing Committee “including members of the Politburo Standing Committee” After: including a member of the Politburo Standing Committee “including a member of the Politburo Standing Committee” | Before: not present “no quotation” After: not present “no quotation” | |
| Vice Chairman of CMC dates | difference persisted | Before: Xi was appointed Vice President of the People's Republic of China and Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission “Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission” After: Xi was appointed Vice President of the People's Republic of China and Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission “Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission” | Before: รองประธานคณะกรรมการกลางทหารส่วนกลางตั้งแต่ปี 2553 ถึง 2555 “รองประธานคณะกรรมการกลางทหารส่วนกลางตั้งแต่ปี 2553 ถึง 2555” After: รองประธานคณะกรรมการกลางทหารส่วนกลางตั้งแต่ปี 2553 ถึง 2555 “รองประธานคณะกรรมการกลางทหารส่วนกลางตั้งแต่ปี 2553 ถึง 2555” | TH |
Differences are invitations to read both sides — not a score of who is right.
Versions we used
These are the exact public Wikipedia versions behind the checks on this page. Open any link to read the original. Wikidata item: Q15031.
| language | comparison point | article title | version | when | text used (chars) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| en | before | Xi Jinping | open version 1030758450 | 2021-06-27T21:40:07Z | 3,000 |
| en | after | Xi Jinping | open version 1063060775 | 2022-01-01T00:14:25Z | 3,000 |
| th | before | สี จิ้นผิง | open version 9418679 | 2021-05-21T09:43:59Z | 1,007 |
| th | after | สี จิ้นผิง | open version 10062140 | 2022-04-22T05:56:54Z | 1,007 |