China to Wipe out ‘Black Sheep’ From the Party Amid Power Struggle: Experts

China to Wipe out ‘Black Sheep’ From the Party Amid Power Struggle: Experts
Chinese leader Xi Jinping (L) talks to former leader Jiang Zemin (R) during the closing of the 19th Communist Party Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on Oct. 24, 2017. Wang Zhao/AFP via Getty Images
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A stream of calls from Beijing to eliminate “black sheep” within China’s sole governing political party cast light on its ongoing power struggle, experts say.

In the past week, China’s top public security agency repeatedly declared to root out the remaining forces of several former high-ranking Chinese Communist Party (CCP) members; even though the so-called “big tigers” were jailed in past years amid a wide-reaching corruption crackdown under the command of Party leader Xi Jinping.

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