China’s Local Public Security Organs Reshuffle Yet Again

A total of 17 provincial public security chiefs from 13 provinces in China have been replaced in the past month. It was the biggest reshuffle that has been done by Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping in the political and legal scene since 2013.

The 13 provinces where public security chiefs are being replaced are mark in orange. Epoch Times

A total of 17 provincial public security chiefs from 13 provinces in China have been replaced in the past month. It was the biggest reshuffle that has been done by Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping in the political and legal scene since 2013.

It is believed that Xi is preparing for the reorganization of the politics and law system, and ultimately the arrest of his rival, former Party leader Jiang Zemin.

According to a recent article in a CCP mouthpiece media, the provinces affected were Beijing, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Guangdong, Hubei, Heilongjiang, Yunnan, Guangxi, Jiangxi, Qinghai, Xinjiang, and Ningxia, with Zhejiang seeing the biggest upheaval.

The entire public security organ in Zhejiang was reorganized within a week. The Procurator-General and Chief Justice of Beijing were also replaced. Most of the people who were replaced had assumed office in 2008.

Ever since Xi announced on Jan. 12 that his anti-corruption campaign was having a landslide victory, there has been a lot of reorganization in the public security system. Starting from Jan. 13, in just 10 days 11 chiefs were removed from office.

The officials who were removed belonged to a group that shared common interests. They helped and covered up for one another.

— Li Shanjian