HONG KONG — The story from Xinhua, China’s state news agency, meant to call Xi Jinping “China’s highest leader,” but the change of one character resulted in the Chinese president being called instead “China’s last leader.” The article was quickly corrected after it was published on Sunday afternoon, but the seemingly seditious slip-up was caught and reported by Chinese-language news outlets in Hong Kong. It still exists in at least one online cache of the story. The embarrassing flub follows a high-profile visit by Mr. Xi last month to Communist Party and state media outlets, where he told reporters and editors that they must “protect the party’s authority and unity.” The error on Sunday appeared ...
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