Why Is CCP Vice Premier Liu He the Target of a Veiled Ouster?

Why Is CCP Vice Premier Liu He the Target of a Veiled Ouster?
Liu He delivers a speech at the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 24, 2018. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images
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Liu He, a member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Vice Premier of the State Council, and the chief representative for China in the U.S.-China trade negotiations, is the most important financial advisor for the CCP’s top leader Xi Jinping. Recently, he has become a target for ouster by Xi’s political enemies who have been repeatedly publicizing potentially incriminating information such as his son’s involvement in high stake investments.

Wang Youqun
Wang Youqun
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Wang Youqun holds a doctorate in law from the Renmin University of China. He previously worked as a copywriter for Wei Jianxing (1931–2015), a member of the CCP Politburo Standing Committee, from 1997 to 2002.
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