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CCP Reinforces its KGB-Style Rule with Purges at Top Brass of State Security

“The shaking of the CCP’s state security system is a manifestation of the escalation of internal struggles within the CCP’s top echelon.”
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CCP Reinforces its KGB-Style Rule with Purges at Top Brass of State Security
Police officers and security block the way as they perform crowd control after an official flag raising ceremony to mark National Day next to Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City on Oct. 1, 2021 in Beijing, China. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images
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In the past two years, Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping has been attempting to emulate the Soviet Union’s KGB style in rule without ceasing the purges on the top brass of the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of State Security, political observers suggest.
Kane Zhang is a reporter based in Japan. She has written on health topics for The Epoch Times since 2022, mainly focusing on Integrative Medicine. She also reports on current affairs related Japan and China.
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