Inside CCP Officialdom

The Chinese Communist Party’s Fourth Plenary Session has been overshadowed by a purge of generals and admirals allied with Party leader Xi Jinping.

Political observers say personnel changes and questions about Xi Jinping’s authority will dominate Fourth Plenum closed-door discussions this week.

The removal of nine senior officers, including top commanders of key military units, highlights the potential instability of Xi’s rule.

He Weidong is the most prominent military figure brought down in the CCP’s decade-long campaign against alleged corruption and disloyalty.

The oustings from the rubber-stamped legislature come as the Rocket Force looks into misconduct involving hardware contracts going back nine years.

The communist regime doesn’t want young workers to emigrate because that would show they lack faith in the CCP, one expert said.

Observers see the deletion as another signal of internal tensions between different factions of the CCP.

During Xi’s decade-plus tenure, he centralized decision-making power through various CCP groups. Now, the Politburo is reviewing measures to regulate them.

Bi Jingquan, the fifth minister-level official subjected to removal this year, was purged from China’s top political advisory body.

Top military personnel changes need endorsement at the Party’s 4th Plenary Session, for which a date is yet to be set.

Adm. Miao Hua is one of the most senior military figures ensnared in a renewed anti-graft campaign that began in the summer of 2023.

Observers said the purpose of the regime’s spy-catching propaganda is to shift focus away from its current internal political and economic crises.

Former CCP officials say the CIA videos may trigger a wave of defections despite the CCP’s tight social control.

Miao Hua, who oversaw the entire military’s loyalty to the CCP for seven years as an ally of Xi Jinping, has been expelled from the rubber-stamped legislature.

Probes and removal of senior officers considered allies of Xi Jinping are a sign of pervasive corruption and ruinous political infighting.

China maintains a hardline stance on April 16, demanding that Washington cancel tariffs against China before negotiations.

As two Politburo members trade jobs, China watchers see indications of greater political shakeup.

It’s ‘extraordinary’ that the heads of two crucial state departments swapped roles midway through their five-year terms, an analyst says.

This is the first time in the CCP’s history that such a role swap among Politburo members has occurred, reports say.

China’s defense ministry said they are ‘not aware’ of reports that Gen. He Weidong has been placed under investigation.

The Chinese Communist Party’s Fourth Plenary Session has been overshadowed by a purge of generals and admirals allied with Party leader Xi Jinping.

Political observers say personnel changes and questions about Xi Jinping’s authority will dominate Fourth Plenum closed-door discussions this week.

The removal of nine senior officers, including top commanders of key military units, highlights the potential instability of Xi’s rule.

He Weidong is the most prominent military figure brought down in the CCP’s decade-long campaign against alleged corruption and disloyalty.

The oustings from the rubber-stamped legislature come as the Rocket Force looks into misconduct involving hardware contracts going back nine years.

The communist regime doesn’t want young workers to emigrate because that would show they lack faith in the CCP, one expert said.

Observers see the deletion as another signal of internal tensions between different factions of the CCP.

During Xi’s decade-plus tenure, he centralized decision-making power through various CCP groups. Now, the Politburo is reviewing measures to regulate them.

Bi Jingquan, the fifth minister-level official subjected to removal this year, was purged from China’s top political advisory body.

Top military personnel changes need endorsement at the Party’s 4th Plenary Session, for which a date is yet to be set.

Adm. Miao Hua is one of the most senior military figures ensnared in a renewed anti-graft campaign that began in the summer of 2023.

Observers said the purpose of the regime’s spy-catching propaganda is to shift focus away from its current internal political and economic crises.

Former CCP officials say the CIA videos may trigger a wave of defections despite the CCP’s tight social control.

Miao Hua, who oversaw the entire military’s loyalty to the CCP for seven years as an ally of Xi Jinping, has been expelled from the rubber-stamped legislature.

Probes and removal of senior officers considered allies of Xi Jinping are a sign of pervasive corruption and ruinous political infighting.

China maintains a hardline stance on April 16, demanding that Washington cancel tariffs against China before negotiations.

As two Politburo members trade jobs, China watchers see indications of greater political shakeup.

It’s ‘extraordinary’ that the heads of two crucial state departments swapped roles midway through their five-year terms, an analyst says.

This is the first time in the CCP’s history that such a role swap among Politburo members has occurred, reports say.

China’s defense ministry said they are ‘not aware’ of reports that Gen. He Weidong has been placed under investigation.